Absence of Green Party Candidates Could Benefit BC NDP in Key Local Races – Counsel

BC Leader’s Debate Sets the Stage for Election Platforms

On Wednesday, the three party leaders met on CKNW radio for their first debate in front of BC voters. BC NDP’s David Eby and BC Conservative’s John Rustad presented their key messaging and attacked each other on a variety of points from public safety, gun control, mental health, and Indigenous relations, while BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau tried to find a place to showcase her message to the province. Many times, she joined Eby in cornering Rustad on some of his policies and candidates.

The NDP and Conservatives released their platforms this morning, following the release of the Green platform on Tuesday.

Absence of Green Candidates Could Benefit BC New Democrats in Key Local Races

Months ago, we used to this space to speculate whether the Green Party of BC would be able to field a full slate of candidates given that their nomination process had largely stalled.

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