A familiar face will be running again for the B.C. Green Party in the
newly-redrawn Fraser-Nicola riding — which will encompass the
communities of Merritt, Logan Lake, Lytton, Boston Bar and Hope.
For
a second provincial election, Jonah Timms will run for the party. BC
United incumbent Jackie Tegart has announced she will seek re-election,
while the BC Conservatives and BC NDP have not announced candidates in
the riding ...
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The BC NDP turning its attention, from BC United, to BC Conservatives was reported over the weekend from a variety of sources. It is the result of the surge in the BC Conservative's polling numbers and the subsequent collapse of BC United. The NDP has largely ignored the BC Conservatives, instead they opt to talk about issues directly or attack their old foes BC United. Practical politics says that parties closer to the centre tend to ultimately prevail over the long haul. They do wane but often make comebacks. A good example is the federal Liberals going from third party to government in 2015. Centrism has a lot of appeal on voting day. The NDP shifting its fire from United to Conservative is a reflection of reality. BC United did buy advertising online and radio over the last few months. Did that shift the polls back to them? Nope. The reality is today, the BC Conservatives are the party of the Opposition, and day by day the Conservatives are looking like a party not ready to fig
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