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In a riding like this, OneBC may prove to be the NDP’s saving grace against a Conservative wave and a Lowan-driven Green resurgence.
Holding this seat is crucial for the BC NDP’s hopes of retaining a majority, while a Conservative win would show that the party has become respectable enough for the wary suburban moderates.
For the BC Greens, this is the contest with the highest stakes.
Vancouver-Langara will be a crucial test of the NDP’s grip over the city.
It's a new day in Vancouver, and I hope for the best.
If there's one thing local candidates and elected officials can count on, though, it's that block voting fosters a "winner-take-all" environment in which parties and lawmakers focus on dividing their opposition, rather than coming together to solve problems.
Lee will seek to exploit the right-wing split while minimizing bleed to the Greens; St. Claire will want to unite the right whilst retaining her unique centrist appeal from the last election.
If you want a barometer for if the NDP collapse in Surrey was a fluke or a structural realignment, keep an eye on Surrey City Centre.
ABC has been running a pretty aggressive attack ad campaign against Pete Fry — notably by associating him with Sean Orr
In a riding like this, healthcare and urban disorder are top of mind, but so is the environment.
Government can tax prosperity and redistribute prosperity, but somebody has to create it first.
Encompassing much of Vancouver’s leafy west side and home to the city’s old money elite, what was once an ironclad safe seat for the right may be truly competitive this time around.
The real battleground will be east of Gordon Drive along Harvey Avenue in Glenmore and midtown among middle-class suburbanites that went for Carney but are more reticent to back the provincial New Democrats.
Underfunding a public service doesn't abolish a tax; it swaps a visible, predictable tax for a hidden one that is usually larger, and that falls hardest on those who can least avoid it.
In 2024, BC NDP incumbent Garry Begg squeaked back into office with a margin of just 22 votes.
The race to nominate candidates may be over, but the most chaotic election in recent provincial history has only just begun.
Of course we should stand up to outside bullying, but the best way to do that is to ensure British Columbians are given every opportunity to succeed at home.
British Columbians will now spend the next month hearing arguments about threats from outside their borders. They are equally entitled to answers about decisions being made inside them.
Eby may well regret his bet on this occasion. We’ll know in a few weeks if egg meets face.
For Eby, Trump is not just the issue, but the template through which he wants voters to see his opponents.
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