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BC Votes 2024

'I intend to win': B.C. Green leader undaunted in battle for NDP stronghold

'I intend to win': B.C. Green leader undaunted in battle for NDP stronghold

Sonia Furstenau, who previously represented the Cowichan Valley, is set to do battle in Victoria-Beacon Hill, after moving back to Victoria to be closer to family
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B.C. NDP have most women candidates, B.C. Conservatives the fewest

B.C. NDP have most women candidates, B.C. Conservatives the fewest

Proportion of candidates who are women in provincial election: 60% for B.C. NDP , 45% for B.C. Green, 25% for B.C. Conservative
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'We're going all in': NDP leader says it's important to try bold policies to tackle complex issues

'We're going all in': NDP leader says it's important to try bold policies to tackle complex issues

Whether it’s in housing, health or the drug crisis, David Eby says what fuels him is “actually being able to solve problems with people.”
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Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Much of the class-conscious name-calling centres on housing policies, since housing is ground zero for the affordability crisis
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Conservatives and NDP tussle on Ironworkers Bridge replacement

Conservatives and NDP tussle on Ironworkers Bridge replacement

One party is promising a new bridge, the other says that planning work is already happening
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Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Much of the good news stems from one event: the half-billion dollar, one-time bail-out the government granted the corporation last year.
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Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Much of the B.C. NDP’s ammunition for attacking the B.C. Conservatives comes from BC United
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BC NDP promises to pay for North Shore-Burnaby bus rapid transit

BC NDP promises to pay for North Shore-Burnaby bus rapid transit

TransLink Mayors’ Council warns that service cuts may come soon if the funding model for Metro Vancouver transit remains the same
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B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to 'unleash potential' for Indigenous prosperity

B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to 'unleash potential' for Indigenous prosperity

The federal government has been "absent" and failing to live up to commitments to First Nations on housing and clean water, and a B.C. Conservative government would fix the problems, then send Ottawa the bill, Leader John Rustad said Monday.
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Baldrey: How 'federal Liberals and orphaned Greens' may decide the 2024 B.C. election

Baldrey: How 'federal Liberals and orphaned Greens' may decide the 2024 B.C. election

These voters hold a lot of power with the loss of the B.C. Liberal Party and lack of finalized Green candidates, says columnist Keith Baldrey.
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