Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Conservatives may be in disarray, but almost won last time with an untested leader

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VICTORIA — Premier David Eby ended a troubled year for his NDP government by toying with the possibility of calling a snap election, all the while insisting the scenario was not on his wish list for 2026.

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“None of us wants an election, but we will go to an election because we have to protect and defend families and give them an opportunity in this province,” he told Alec Lazenby of Postmedia. “We don’t want an election, but we will be ready for an election.”

The NDP leader turned his party’s state of readiness into a boast in an interview with Wolfgang Depner of The Canadian Press.

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“We’re not seeking an election here. But I want to say we’re ready if necessary. We’re fundraising, we’re debt free, we’re ready to go if we have to.”

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