Annie Bergeron-Oliver's reporter notebook from battleground B.C.: If the polls hold true and the Liberals and Conservatives remain neck-and-neck until the very end, British Columbia could be the province that catapults a leader into power.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh makes a campaign stop in the riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam, in Port Moody, B.C. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew VaughanCAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. -- If the polls hold true and the Liberals and Conservatives remain neck-and-neck until the very end, British Columbia could be the province that catapults a leader into power.
It’s a strategy party insiders admit will keep costs down, but one they also hope will give Singh a bigger profile in the region and create what one campaign insider called a “critical mass of awareness.” In 2015, the NDP under Tom Mulcair’s leadership won 14 seats in B.C., including five on the Lower Mainland where Singh focused the first two days of his West Coast campaign. But this time around, polls suggest there is a greater appetite for the environment and climate change and that has spiked interest in the Green Party. In fact, questions from prospective voters seeking clarity on the differences between the two parties have popped up on a number of occasions this week.
The NDP leader says he’s not concerned about the Green party’s rise in popularity and is confident his candidates will maintain the seats they have and pick up more. Party insiders believe ridings in the Surrey area, Vancouver Centre and former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s riding of Vancouver Granville are all within reach.
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