thePodcast: All parties lost something in B.C.'s election, the winner will have less power

October 27, 2024 00:32:21
thePodcast: All parties lost something in B.C.'s election, the winner will have less power
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thePodcast: All parties lost something in B.C.'s election, the winner will have less power

Oct 27 2024 | 00:32:21

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Show Notes

For the week of  Oct. 27, 2024: David Eby’s NDP lost its majority. John Rustad’s Conservatives lost a chance to govern immediately. Green leader Sonia Furstenau lost a seat in the Legislature.  The NDP finished one seat better than the Conservatives but one seat shy of a majority. Elections BC says it will finish the final count on Oct. 28. Could it go into extra innings, with one or more judicial recounts? Alan Mullen had a front row seat in 2017, the last time B.C. had an election cliffhanger. Mullen is the former chief of staff to former speaker Darryl […]

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