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British Columbians and Hamberites Cast Their Ballots
On Oct. 28, the BC NDP won the 2024 BC provincial election. The party, led by incumbent premier David Eby, won by 44.9 per cent of the popular vote, winning 47 seats overall. The voter turnout was 57.5 per cent. Judicial recounts were announced for the Surrey-Guildford and Kelowna Centre ridings—if the winner of these ridings are unchanged after the judicial recounts, the BC NDP will be able to form a majority government with 47 seats.
ANALYSIS | Free Transit In BC: Is It Feasible?
BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau announced an election policy that promises free public transit across the province. The party’s proposal also calls for hourly services on key regional routes, a doubling of bus fleets within four years and a tripling within eight years.
EDITORIAL | What This Provincial Election Could Mean For Education: An Evaluation
The NDP and Conservatives’ education policies are seemingly completely contradictory to one another, and as both parties will have significant power within the legislative assembly, fact-checking and analyzing the parties' platforms becomes all the more pertinent. This election marks a pivotal point for educational policy within BC, and the Ministry of Education has the opportunity to greatly enhance the well-being and performance of the province’s students.