‘Cynical’ and ‘opportunistic’ for B.C. Premier Eby to call election while opposition in shambles, say B.C. MPs

Green Leader Elizabeth May said she hopes David Eby is ‘punished’ by voters for his snap election call, Conservative MP Frank Caputo called the move ‘100 per cent opportunistic,’ while Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed said any premier has the right to call an election.
British Columbia MPs and Senators weigh in on Premier David Eby’s choice to call a snap election two years ahead of schedule, with the provincial Conservative party in a state of disarray.

Parliamentarians of varying political stripes are taking umbrage with British Columbia Premier David Eby’s choice to call a snap election two years ahead of schedule, while the provincial Conservative party remains in an extended state of disarray. 

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