Vancouver Island ridings are emerging as political wildcards in the upcoming British Columbia election after former BC United Party Leader Kevin Falcon unexpectedly blew up his party.
Current Courtenay-Comox candidates: NDP incumbent Ronna-Rae Leonard, Green Party's Arzeena Hamir, former BC United pick Bill Coltart, and BC Conservative Brennan Day.
“What I’m hearing at the door from people who are in the right-of-center camp is their preferred choice has been taken away from them, and that puts them in a difficult position,” said Leonard. ,” particularly John Rustad’s denial of the climate crisis and his opposition to sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, Leonard added.
Coltart says “nothing is off the table” at the moment, but he intends to discuss options with his campaign team and take feedback from riding constituents before deciding.“We’re not even a week away from this. It’s a seismic change in British Columbia politics.” Brennan Day, who ran in the last election for the BC Liberals , was recently declared the BC Conservative candidate. He replaced Damon Scrace, who was removed from the party’s campaign after his extensive catalog of explosive and discriminatory social media posts made the news.
“Those who were leaning towards BC United … who honestly don’t know where to park their vote,” she said, “it’s an opportunity for me to talk to them about the Greens and what we stand for.” What’s more, the NDP have implemented numerous affordability measures, like eliminating MSP fees, freezing ICBC rates and boosting the Family Benefit Bonus for households with children, Leonard added.
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