Campaigning during COVID-19 ‘very weird and it’s very different,’ says NDP B.C. provincial MLA Sims

One key issue to follow in this campaign is how Elections B.C. and political parties facilitate people’s ability to cast their votes, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

B.C. NDP MP Jenny Kwan, pictured with Liberal MP Rob Oliphant, said she's closely watching how Elections B.C. and political parties facilitate the mail in ballot voting process for people who lack technological skills and have language barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 5, 2020

Campaigning in the midst of COVID-19 is a “very weird and different” experience, but it's also the “new normal” until the pandemic is over, and politicians should learn new tools of engagement with voters in an era when social distancing requirements now bar politicians from going door knock...

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