David Eby spent the opening days in the Lower Mainland while Conservative Leader John Rustad campaigned in Surrey and Vancouver Island
As B.C. parties enter their first full week of campaigning, the first few days have revealed some perceived strengths and weaknesses, says an analyst.
Meanwhile, Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad kicked off his formal campaign Saturday in Vancouver near the site of a homeless encampment, then travelled to central Vancouver Island for a large campaign launch. He then campaigned Sunday and Monday in Surrey, where he promised to close down supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites, invest more in treatment and recovery, reinstate criminal penalties for hard drugs, and step up policing.
With this comment, Prest points to the larger fault line of this campaign. Whereas the B.C. NDP is campaigning on the promise to address current conditions through systemic changes, the Conservatives are holding the NDP responsible for those conditions. "I think the Conservatives are building that apparatus on the fly," he said."They have or more less admitted as much."
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