The leader of British Columbia's Green Party faces an uphill battle one month before the provincial election as she faces off against an incumbent cabinet minister in a Victoria riding that's long been held by a New Democrat.
The leader of British Columbia's Green Party faces an uphill battle one month before the provincial election as she faces off against an incumbent cabinet minister in a Victoria riding that's long been held by a New Democrat.
Furstenau acknowledges it's"never an easy thing" to get elected as a Green in B.C., noting she's among three party members ever to sit in the legislature. But the Greens are determined to show voters there's an alternative to the polarization and acrimony between the two major parties, she said. The Conservative Party of B.C. has meanwhile risen from electoral insignificance four years ago, garnering less than two per cent of the popular vote in 2020, to become the NDP's main rival in this election.
But Prest said the NDP has recently taken most centrist positions, narrowing the gap to the Conservatives, notably around repealing carbon pricing for consumers if Ottawa removes the requirement for a provincial levy, and bringing in involuntary treatment for people with complex mental health and addictions challenges.
"There's merit to the message that having multiple views in the legislature and moving away from a polarized environment is the good," he said. Furstenau said the polarization of the NDP and Conservatives matches the combativeness that has become"standing operating procedure" in the legislature.
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