B.C. Election Season Is Here. What Issues Will Your Votes Impact?

B.C. election season is here. What issues will your votes impact?

B.C. election season is upon us, with both the local and provincial elections just weeks away. The municipal election is on Oct. 17, and the provincial snap election is just one week later on Oct. 24. Municipal and provincial responsibilities tend to overlap and get muddied, with both levels of government often campaigning on the same issues, such as housing. Daily Hive Urbanized interviewed two political science professors to break down exactly…

The difference between local governments and the provincial government in B.C.

After B.C. NDP Leader David Eby called a snap election, voters in B.C. are preparing for elections at both the municipal and provincial level — just a week apart. Public administration experts agree that with provincial campaigns and local campaigns overlapping, voters have a lot to keep track of.

10/3 podcast: B.C. heads to the polls amid Conservative turmoil and municipal election fallout

Despite the resignation of B.C.’s Conservative leader, and the appointment of an interim one, British Columbians find themselves in the middle of a snap election. NDP leader David Eby, hoping to capitalize on an opposition in turmoil, is sending B.C. voters to the polls one week after a province-wide municipal election. Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn […]

B.C. Voters Face Two Ballots in a Week, With Housing and Development Policy Split Between Them

Municipal voters go to the polls Oct. 17 and provincial voters Oct. 24. Here is which level of government controls zoning, housing taxes…