Why has B.C.’s snap election caught both main parties unprepared?
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When a snap election is called, at least one side would normally be prepared.
But that hasn’t been the case in British Columbia, resulting in a provincial election campaign like no other, political watchers say. The campaign has seen interim B. C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson going without media availabilities on several days, including on Tuesday and Wednesday in the home stretch, ahead of Saturday’s final voting day. The NDP has meanwhile pivoted its messaging from focusing on U. S. President Donald Trump, to affordability, to the need for a stable majority. And campaigning has also been notably muted with relatively few large-scale rallies, although both major parties have events scheduled this week. Even the NDP campaign bus, which was adorned with Eby’s smiling face in 2024, is an anonymous-looking coach, devoid of slogans. Story continues below advertisement
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