B.C. Premier David Eby defended his time in power and his decision to call an early election during the B.C. pary leaders’ debate, while interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson pushed the incumbent on the government’s deficit and tax policies, while focusing on affordability issues.
The Oct. 14 event was the only televised leadership debate between Eby, Doerkson, and B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan ahead of the Oct. 24 election.
At the outset of the debate, Eby was asked about the reasoning behind his decision to call a snap election two years into his four-year mandate, which is estimated to cost $90 million. Eby said given that the party has a one-seat majority, “after you appoint the speaker, it’s tied, and so every vote is potentially a vote to bring down the government.”…