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In this edition of 鈥楾oday in BC鈥�, host Peter McCully chats with Kevin Falcon, leader of the BC Liberal Party. Falcon talks about growing up in West Vancouver in a crowded house with five brothers and life as a father of two young daughters, which he says has changed the lens from which he views life.

His political role models included Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Bill Bennett, and he admired their values and what they stood for.

鈥淥ne thing he (Reagan) said in one of his speeches that has always stuck with me, was the fact that he said: 鈥榃e do not inherit the values of liberty, freedom and democracy in our bloodstream鈥�. It鈥檚 something that each generation has an obligation to fight and defend and you see what鈥檚 happening today in Ukraine, and you realize, 鈥榖oy, is that ever true.鈥欌��

Falcon says he loves 鈥渂ig policy challenges鈥� including how young people will be able to afford their first home.

鈥淲e have to look at all those costs that are imposed by government through the lens of a first-time buyer and say, 鈥榳hat can we strip out of there so that young people can have a credible chance to get into their first house?鈥欌��

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