Keith Baldrey

As BC United seeks to fend off a challenge from the right, it's turning its sights on what it considers to be extreme right-wing candidates running for the BC Conservatives.

The mother of all vote-split elections occurred in 1996 when the NDP government was re-elected despite getting almost 40,000 fewer votes than the BC Liberals province-wide.

A close examination of what BC United was proposing shows John Rustad made the right call if he is truly interested in growing his party and taking on the NDP government.

The final legislative session before the coming provincial election ended last week in acrimony, tears and some wild political fantasies being circulated.

Premier John Horgan’s successor may find it tempting to call an early vote rather than trying to govern for two more years without facing the electorate.

Few of his predecessors can point to as long a list of accomplishments as well as an enduring ability to remain popular with the general public.

Recent polling has found a large number of Canadians buy into conspiracies like the racist “white replacement” theory to the disproven claim Donald Trump won the U.S. election.

The recent takedown of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney from his party leadership is the latest example of some political parties finding it difficult to maintain unity in their ranks.

While party leadership races can often feature some bruising, bitter internal battles, the leadership contest the Conservatives are mired in seems particularly nasty.

Premier John Horgan will have six months to call a byelection once Stephanie Cadieux formally resigns and you can be sure the NDP is searching for a top-notch candidate.