BC Snap Election & Albert Referendum Time For Change?
British Columbia’s next provincial election set for Oct. 24 after Eby calls early vote
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Voters in British Columbia will choose their next provincial government on Oct. 24, two years ahead of schedule, after NDP Leader David Eby called a snap election on Tuesday.
Making the announcement in Victoria, Eby said the province needs a new government to meet the “existential moment” created by the trade conflict between Canada and the U.S.
Political opponents were quick to criticize the move as political opportunism, given the turmoil within B.C.’s Opposition Conservatives over the summer.
Many splintered candidates quickly reunited after Eby’s announcement under new interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson, who said the NDP leader is “going to regret” calling the vote because it creates the chance for change.
Snap B.C. election constitutional but ‘dodgy’ with interim opposition leader: experts
Despite internal turmoil and leadership instability, the BC Conservatives have been ‘short circuited’ into unifying by the NDP snap election, says UBC’s Stewart Prest
While snap elections in a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy such as B.C.’s are common, they are less so when a governing party such as the B.C. NDP has a majority in the legislature.
By the rules, not by the rules: What are the Alberta scenarios for separation?
‘It’s going to get snuffed out. It’s going to die a slow death’
What would a successful “leave” vote in an Alberta referendum actually mean?
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If it’s done by the book, it would open the door to years and years of constitutional negotiations and court cases.
But revolutionary actions are rarely done by the book. A scenario where Alberta looks to force its way out rather than negotiate has to be considered, as well.
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We don’t have a crystal ball. But we do have constitutional and political experts. Here are some separation scenarios, potential roadblocks and legalities around having a provincial referendum in the first place.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/rules-not-by-rules-alberta-scenarios-for-separation