Shirt a Phobia

Sample Page

Peter Gordon Milobar MLA (born February 13, 1970) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), representing Kamloops-North Thompson from 2017 to 2024, and Kamloops Centre since 2024. He was first elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party (later BC United), then became part of the Conservative Party in 2024. He previously served as city councillor and mayor of Kamloops.

Early life and career

Milobar was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia. He lives in Kamloops with his wife Lianne and their three children where they operate a small business together. Lianne is Indigenous.[1] Previously, Milobar worked with the BC Transit Board of Directors, PRIMECorp, and the Local Government Contract Management Committee.[1]

Municipal politics

Kamloops City Council

While managing his family’s Days Inn Hotel, Milobar made his first run for Kamloops City Council at the age of 32, winning his seat with 7,130 votes.[2] Milobar ran on a platform of working to ensure Royal Inland Hospital retain its status as a referral centre with further expansion/equipment to retain and attract new doctors and nurses, and the expansion of the local tax base by encouraging further development in Kamloops. He was re-elected as a city councillor in the 2005 municipal election.

Milobar served on city council for two terms from 2002 to 2008, before being elected mayor of Kamloops in 2008.[3]

Kamloops Mayor

On July 30, 2008, Milobar announced his plans to run for mayor in that fall’s municipal election with a platform of “A Balanced Approach” to decision making, and his goals of fulfilling tournament capital commitments, upgrading the sewage treatment plant, completing the Kamloops Sustainability Plan,[4] working with agricultural groups on a new expo space, work on affordable housing options, safety initiatives between Royal Canadian Mounted Police and By-Law staff, and to work with BC Transit for continued sustainable transit expansion.[5][6]

Milobar was elected as the 39th mayor of Kamloops on November 15, 2008, receiving 3,147 ballots, or 74.13% of the total vote.[7] He served three consecutive terms from 2008 to 2017, becoming the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history.[8][9] From 2006 to 2011, he also chaired the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, making him the first Kamloops mayor elected to hold that position.[9] In 2011, Milobar was elected chair of the Thompson Regional Hospital District,[10] a role he held until 2017.[3]

Provincial politics

BC Liberal/United

Milobar was elected in the 2017 provincial election as a member of the BC Liberal caucus (renamed BC United in 2023), representing the electoral district of the Kamloops-North Thompson. He was re-elected in 2020, winning by less than 200 votes.[11] During this time, he served as the official opposition critic for Environment and Climate Change, and Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.[12] He was also the opposition House Leader until 2022, when he was instead named official opposition critic for Finance by incoming Liberal leader Kevin Falcon.[13][14]

Conservative Party of BC

With BC United suspending its campaign ahead of the 2024 provincial election, Milobar instead joined the Conservative Party of British Columbia that September, running in the newly established riding of Kamloops Centre.[15][16] He was re-elected in that October’s provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Kamal Grewal by about 2,000 votes.[11] In November 2024, Milobar was named to the official opposition’s shadow cabinet as critic for Finance.[17]

In February 2025, as a response to what he regards as residential school denialism emerging from his own party caucus, after Dallas Brodie tweeted controversial statements, he delivered some deeply personal comments in the legislature.[18] He emphasized his background and the fact that his wife and his kids are all Indigenous, and his son-in-law is a Tk’emlúps band member. He also reaffirmed his commitment to pushing back against denialism recognizing that he would do this knowing that his comments would not be welcome in all spaces including his own party.[18] He did concede that it was difficult for the Conservative caucus to navigate this divisive topic, but when confronted with it in his own party he pushed back and did not remain silent.[18]

Milobar announced his campaign to replace John Rustad as leader of the Conservative Party of BC on January 16, 2026.[19] The results were announced on May 30; Milobar was eliminated from the race after finishing last in the first ballot with 10.5% of the vote.[20]

Electoral history

2024 British Columbia general election: Kamloops Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Peter Milobar 12,372 48.83 +45.8 $39,481.01
New Democratic Kamal Grewal 10,369 40.92 +0.4 $29,552.54
Green Randy Sunderman 2,597 10.25 -5.5 $18,047.46
Total valid votes/expense limit 25,338 99.86 – $71,700.08
Total rejected ballots 36 0.14 –
Turnout 25,374 57.59 –
Registered voters 44,059
Conservative notional gain from BC United Swing N/A[n 1]
Source: Elections BC[21][22]
  1. ^ Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
2020 British Columbia general election: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Milobar 9,341 40.99 −7.33 $59,084.81
New Democratic Sadie Hunter 9,145 40.13 +9.78 $18,663.02
Green Thomas Martin 2,224 9.76 −10.80 $9,496.78
Conservative Dennis Giesbrecht 1,928 8.46 – $2,954.19
Independent Brandon Russell 149 0.65 – $995.20
Total valid votes 22,787 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots    
Turnout    
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[23][24]
2017 British Columbia general election: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Milobar 12,001 48.32 −3.74 $47,484
New Democratic Barb Nederpel 7,538 30.35 −8.7 $68,758
Green Dan Hines 5,111 20.58 – $17,164
Communist Peter Paul Kerek 187 0.75 –
Total valid votes 24,837 100.00
Total rejected ballots 200 0.80
Turnout 25,037 60.34
Source: Elections BC[25]

References

  1. ^ a b “Peter Milobar at Conservative Party of BC”. Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  2. ^ “Kamloops Daily News Monday, November 18, 2002 Section A9”. News Hound. November 18, 2002.
  3. ^ a b “Meet your candidate: Peter Milobar, running for the BC Liberals in Kamloops-North Thompson”. Castanet Kamloops. October 16, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  4. ^ “Sustainable Kamloops Plan” (PDF). City of Kamloops. 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. ^ “Kamloops This Week July 30, 2008 Section: A06”. News Hound.
  6. ^ “Staying the Course”. Kamloops This Week. October 26, 2008.
  7. ^ “Kamloops Daily News Clean Sweep Section: A01 & A02”. News Hound. November 17, 2008.
  8. ^ “List of Mayors for City of Kamloops from Incorporation to Present” (PDF).
  9. ^ a b “It’s now chairman Milobar at TNRD”.
  10. ^ “TRHD elects chair and acting chair”. Clearwater Times. January 2, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Potestio, Michael; Dawson, Josh (October 19, 2024). “Milobar returns to Victoria as Kamloops Centre MLA”. www.castanetkamloops.net. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  12. ^ “MLA: Peter Milobar”. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  13. ^ Kaisar, Victor (February 7, 2022). “Todd Stone replaces Peter Milobar as BC Liberal House Leader under Kevin Falcon”. Radio NL. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  14. ^ Yuzda, Liza; Wong, Denise (February 7, 2022). “Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat”. CityNews. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  15. ^ John Rustad (September 3, 2024). “Uniting for a Stronger Future: John Rustad Welcomes Ian Paton, Peter Milobar, and Trevor Halford to the Conservative Party of British Columbia”. Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  16. ^ Potestio, Michael (September 3, 2024). “Two-term Kamloops MLA Milobar will seek re-election with B.C. Conservatives”. www.castanetkamloops.net. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  17. ^ “B.C. Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, takes shots at NDP”. CBC News. November 20, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  18. ^ a b c Palmer, Vaughn (February 26, 2025). “B.C. Conservative MLA hits back at residential-school deniers within own party caucus”. Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  19. ^ Petruk, Tim (January 16, 2026). “B.C. Conservatives ready to face off in crowded leadership race takes shape, Kamloops MLA Milobar launches bid”. www.castanetkamloops.net. The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  20. ^ Judd, Amy (May 30, 2026). “New leader of the BC Conservative Party announced”. Global News. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  21. ^ “Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024” (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  22. ^ “2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available”. Elections BC. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  23. ^ “2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results”. electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  24. ^ “Election Financing Reports”. Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  25. ^ “Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017” (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.