Whither the centrist option?

The state of our politics may have centrist Canadians dreaming of the different electoral system the Trudeau government promised, but ultimately failed to deliver.

We may be heading in the same direction federally as in the upcoming B.C. election, where there is no discernible middle ground between David Eby’s, left, NDP and John Rustad’s Conservatives, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of the Province of B.C.

Opinion

BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS

October 9, 2024

As the election campaign in British Columbia continues to unfold, all signs suggest the provincial map is now essentially a two-party race between the governing BC NDP and the formerly-moribund-but-suddenly-in-contention Conservative Party of BC.

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