Carney could be cozy with a Conservative B.C. premier, say politicos

In the leadup to the Oct. 24 provincial election in British Columbia, politicos say B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘might get along even more than people would expect,’ with a platform that pitches doubling the natural gas production by 2032 and tripling it by 2035.
B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerksen was leading by six points over David Eby's NDP in the latest Liaison Strategies poll.

As polls tip in favour of the recently-revived B.C. Conservatives, politicos say newly-minted leader Lorne Doerkson has hit the ground running with a “disciplined campaign” focused on economic priorities that could align well with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s federal a...

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