UBC Okanagan Student Union Ratifies Conservative Club After Initial Rejection Receives Backlash

The UBC sign displayed at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

The Students’ Union of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (SUO) has reversed its decision not to ratify a student Conservative club following backlash.

The union initially rejected the idea of ratifying the club, citing views associated with Conservatives, but held an emergency meeting on March 13 to reconsider the decision, according to a statement posted by SUO on social media.