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NDP enjoys structural advantage over B.C. opposition: political scientist

But UBC’s Stewart Prest also sees avenues for a ‘well-organized’ opposition
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Governing New Democrats under Premier David Eby have a structural advantage over the right-of-centre opposition in B.C. despite a survey showing broad dissatisfaction with the provincial government’s handling of various files, including health care, says UBC political scientist Stewart Prest. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)

A survey showing dissatisfaction with the state of health care and other issues 10 months before B.C.’s next election reveals openings for a “well-organized opposition” but governing New Democrats enjoy greater levels of trust to handle those issues.

UBC political scientist Stewart Prest offered this assessment in run-up to the provincial election scheduled for Oct. 19 following the release of a survey by Angus Reid that shows British Columbians give their provincial government poor marks when it comes to handling health care.

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Wolf Depner

About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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