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===Official Opposition under Wilkinson and Bond: 2018–2022===
[[File:British_Columbia_Liberal_Party_logo_2018.png|thumb|upright|right|Party logo 2018–2023, the final logo under the BC Liberals name]]
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[[Andrew Wilkinson]] was [[2018 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election|elected party leader]] on February 3, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 3, 2018 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-liberals-leadership-winner-1.4517985 |title=Andrew Wilkinson elected B.C. Liberal leader |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> He served as leader of the Opposition for two years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 21, 2020 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/andrew-wilkinson-stepping-down-as-head-of-liberals-to-make-way-for-interim-leader-1.5811515 |title=Andrew Wilkinson stepping down as head of Liberals to make way for interim leader |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> During the [[2020 British Columbia general election|2020 general election]], Wilkinson was criticized by party members, including the membership chair, for his delay in removing [[Laurie Throness]], a candidate and former MLA who had made anti-LGBTQ statements.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Karin |last=Larsen |date=October 16, 2020 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-liberal-leader-andrew-wilkinson-under-fire-from-within-own-party-1.5765211 |title=B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson under fire from within own party |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> After the party was defeated in the election, he resigned.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Ian |last=Bailey |date=October 26, 2020 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-liberal-leader-andrew-wilkinson-steps-own-after-disastrous-election |title=BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson steps down after disastrous election |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> [[Shirley Bond]] served as the party's interim leader until the [[2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election|2022 leadership contest]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shirley-bond-bc-liberals-interim-leader-1.5813030 |title=Veteran MLA Shirley Bond chosen interim leader of the B.C. Liberal Party |date=November 24, 2020 |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>