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“In mid-September, delegates at the annual Union of BC Municipalities convention, rankled by the prospect of overlapping provincial and municipal elections, passed an emergency resolution urging Mr.”

“But such was the level of anger and disgust over NDP Leader David Eby’s move to call a snap election – amid provincewide municipal elections no less, and with two years left in his mandate – that the public decided B.C.”

“And the fact that it was called and overlapped with municipal elections across the province made people even more upset.”

“This month will see the first overlap of municipal and provincial elections since British Columbia’s Election Act was passed in 1995.”

“Eby has said he has warned Elections BC and his caucus to be “election ready” amid disruptions posed by the U.S. trade war.”

“Conservative Leader addressed the Union of BC Municipalities convention in Vancouver yesterday.”

“Earlier in the week, he confirmed he’d tapped interim chief of staff Cheryl Oates to be the party’s provincial campaign director and had alerted Elections BC and his own party to be “election ready.””

“The premier’s annual speech to delegates at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention comes days after he said he warned Elections BC and his caucus to be “election ready” amid disruptions posed by the U.S. trade war.”