B.C. calls snap election
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B.C. calls snap election

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 22, 202654 min
  • Politics
  • About Canada

B.C. Premier David Eby calls a snap election for Oct. 24 — two years early. It comes days after the B.C. Conservative caucus forced out its party leader following a major implosion within the caucus. CBC's Katie DeRosa has the latest, and our B.C. reporter panel breaks it all down. Plus, Power & Politics hears from Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Jobs Leslie Church, as Canada's unions unite against the federal government's proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code, which they say would impede workers' right to strike. The Power Panel weighs in.

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BC Premier David Ebe calls a snap election. The federal government faces blowback over proposed changes to the labor code. And the Premier of Saskatchewan says the U.S. should not buy blood potash from Belarus. It's Tuesday, September 22nd. I'm David Cochrane.

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The Power and Politics Podcast starts now. We begin today in British Columbia where an election campaign is now underway. NDP leader David E.B. says the Lt. Governor has granted his request to dissolve the legislature and hold a snap election on October 24th, which is two years early.

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This comes days after the B.C. Conservative Party imploded and its newest leader was forced out. scrambling to regroup and mount an effective challenge to E.B.'s new Democrats who are seeking a fourth straight term in power.

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