Political tensions rise in British Columbia as efforts to forge unity among Conservatives and BC United intensify ahead of the provincial election
B.C.'s centre-right movement is urging former premier Gordon Campbell to help broker a deal between the upstart provincial Conservatives and the flagging BC United parties, as the prospect of a vote-split and enormous BC NDP re-election victory looms large over this fall’s provincial election.
The move comes as Falcon and Rustad spoke more openly about possible co-operation during duelling press conferences at the legislature Tuesday. Rustad said there are limited opportunities for co-operation now that his party has more than 62 candidates in place. He said BC United should have agreed to talks before Christmas, and blamed the party for brushing him off at the time.
Several other polls recently have reported similar results. They indicate the combined popularity of the United and Conservative parties could be enough to unseat the governing BC NDP. Apart, the two parties risk splitting the centre-right vote, paving the way for an NDP supermajority.Who would be the leader of a new, combined party?
Neither party leader has indicated a willingness to quit to make a deal happen, though Falcon’s language on Tuesday was the closest yet to opening that door.
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