Prof. Stewart Prest on the consequences of BC United suspending its campaign
Professor Stewart Prest says that the suspension of BC United’s campaign puts many of the party’s MLAs in a difficult situation as they “have to build their own team from scratch” with only seven weeks until the election.
Prof. Gerald Baier and Prof. Stewart Prest on BC United’s collapse
Professor Gerald Baier explains that the forcing Rustad out of BC United contributed more to the party’s collapse than its rebrand. Professor Stewart Prest says the BC NDP will now focus on issues such as affordability, housing and health care.
Prof. Stewart Prest on B.C.’s upcoming election
Professor Stewart Prest says the election will be “a referendum on B.C. NDP performance on these files where there’s a lot of frustration.”
Prof. Stewart Prest discusses the frustrations of young voters
Professor Stewart Prest says Canada’s youth is ready for a change in government because of grievances with the system due to rising house prices, expensive education and their standard of living.
Prof. Stewart Prest discusses the current status of the B.C. election
Professor Stewart Prest explains that while incumbent parties typically have an advantage at the polls, the BC NDP are facing frustrations among younger voters who feel overlooked by the system in the aftermath of COVID, inflation and high interest rates.
Prof. Stewart Prest discusses recent polls of the B.C. Election
Professor Stewart Prest says a recent poll shows a genuine two-horse race between the BC NDP and BC Conservatives. “Where the NDP seem to be coasting toward victory at the start of the year, they now have a genuine fight on their hands.”
Prof. Gerald says the Sea-to-Sky riding is one to watch
Professor Gerald Baier says the Sea-toSky riding is one to watch after the BC Conservatives nominated Yuri Fulmer. There may be vote splitting between both the NDP and Greens, and the BC Conservatives and BC United, if the party nominates a candidate to replace incumbent MLA Sturdy.
Prof. Stewart Prest comments on a far-right political conference in B.C.
Professor Stewart Prest says the BC United seem to be simultaneously trying to “cast the BC Conservatives as a fringe right-wing populist party” and capture those votes themselves.
Prof. Gerald Baier on former BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver’s new op-ed
Professor Gerald Baier says Andrew Weaver’s criticism of Premier David Eby and praise of BC Conservative Leader John Rustad “suggests that there is still quite a lot of coalescing around the BC Conservatives as the alternative to the BC NDP.”
Prof. Stewart Prest on B.C. United’s lagging donations
Professor Stewart Prest suggests that BC United donations are being decreased by the recent movement of candidates from the party to BC Conservatives.