Eby is viewed more favourably than Rustad, but when it comes to key issues, the governing NDP has some problems, pollster says
B.C. Premier David Eby, holds a BC NDP campaign event in Vancouver on Sept. 12, 2024. Over the past year, the NDP , seen as relatively moderate, has become a far more activist, big-spending government.The B.C. business community had been muted in its criticism of the New Democratic government over its seven years in power – until earlier this summer when Glen Clark, onetime NDP premier and former president of the Jim Pattison Group, took the government to task.
On the other side of the political ledger, the province’s Official Opposition party has suspended its election campaign, leaving the field open for a single alternative to the current government that is, according to public opinion polls, in a statistical dead heat with the NDP. Pollster Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, expects the campaign to turn on both leadership, and top issues such as the economy and health care. Her company’s latest survey shows that Mr. Eby is viewed more favourably than Mr. Rustad, but when it comes to key issues, the governing NDP has some problems.as part of its effort to improve the affordability of housing.
“The B.C. government has been pretty good at pulling the right levers,” she said. “It’s been by no means enough. It’s still ridiculously difficult to find an affordable rental in B.C., let alone affordable home ownership.”In July, a paramedic was assaulted and police swarmed in downtown Victoria near a large homeless encampment where increasingly violent incidents have heightened public safety concerns. The 900 block of Pandora St.
In the fall of 2023, retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs declared a crisis over escalating violence and theft in and around their stores. Seeking allies, the company ended up sparking the creation of an advocacy group, Save Our Streets.After it declared a crisis over escalating violence and theft in and around their stores, London Drugs sparked the creation of an advocacy group, Save Our Streets.
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