Campaigning has officially begun in British Columbia and New Brunswick as politicians hit the campaign trail over the weekend, laying out their party’s plans for the future. B.C.
Premier David Eby kicked off his New Democrat Party campaign on Sept. 20 in Surrey. The riding is expected to be a major battleground in the election, set for Oct.
19. The Conservative Party of B.C.
also started campaigning at Vancouver’s Crab Park and was expected to head to an election rally on Vancouver Island later in the day. The Epoch Times reached out to the Conservative Party but did not hear back by publication time. Green Party leader Sonia Fursteanu said she is looking forward to meeting voters and offering an alternative to the Conservatives and NDP.
“We’re not here to play the same old political games. We’re here to put people first. The only way to do that? Elect more Green MLAs,” Furstenau said in a Sept.
21 news release. “We’re hitting the streets, meeting voters face-to-face, and listening to what really matters to them. The BC Greens are not just a party, we’re a movement.
And when people mobilize, we win.” The party said it will be focusing on key ridings including Victoria-Beacon Hill, Saanich North and the Islands, Courteny-Comox, Kootenay Central, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Powell River-Sunshine Coast, Esquimalt-Colwood, Cowichan Valley, and Oak Bay-Gordon Head. Support for the party is growing in these areas, according to the release.
The vote is scheduled f.