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Former B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver Running for CentreBC as Current Greens Announce Plans
Former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver says CentreBC will give voters a moderate option as he seeks to return to the legislature.
- On Wednesday, former Green Party leader Andrew Weaver announced his candidacy for Oak Bay-Gordon Head under the CentreBC banner, seeking to regain his seat ahead of the Oct. 24 provincial election.
- Following NDP Leader David Eby's snap election call on Sept. 22, CentreBC collapsed from eight MLAs to one incumbent, prompting Weaver to support CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko, whom he said has shown 'enormous integrity' and 'profound courage.'
- Weaver said he couldn't stand by while the B.C. NDP inflated an 'outrageous' $13.8 billion deficit, calling Eby an 'ideologue without a plan,' and cited the province facing an 'existential moment' as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs affect B.C.'s economy.
- Starting his campaign with zero dollars, no campaign manager, and no materials, Weaver faces incumbent NDP MLA Diana Gibson, who was appointed Minister of Citizens Services in July 2025.
- The climate scientist and UVic professor previously represented Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 2013 to 2020, leading the B.C. Greens for five years before stepping down in January 2020, with the provincial election occurring one week after municipal elections on Oct. 17.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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- 63% of the sources lean Left
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L 63%
C 37%
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