Testy B.C. election campaign sees leaders attacking each other more than policy

British Columbia’s election campaign enters its final day in what is viewed as a too-close-to-call contest where David Eby’s New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad debated big issues of housing, health care, affordability and the overdose crisis, but also tangled over plastic straws and a billionaire’s billboards. The two main party leaders spent a lot of time telling voters why they shouldn’t vote for the other rather than presenting their own case for support. The NDP’s election platform document mentioned Rustad more than 50 times while Eby only received 29 mentions. The B.C. Conservative platform, delivered in the final week of the campaign, included more than 50 Eby references, while Rustad’s name was highlighted 11 times. “I hope we never see another election like this,” Eby…

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