B.C. NDP leader David Eby says voters may not share his concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump, even as he argues Trump’s actions are making B.C.’s challenges worse.
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British Columbia NDP leader David Eby says he understands not everyone shares his anxieties about U.S. President Donald Trump, even as he argues Trump’s actions continue to affect British Columbians. The comments come as the NDP’s provincial election campaign has shifted from highlighting Trump’s tariffs to focusing on affordability issues.
Eby said he called the snap election on Sept. 22 and argued British Columbia needed a “firebreak” against what he described as Trump’s economic attacks and Trump-style politics, which he said were threatening to “infect the province.”
As the Oct. 24 election approaches, Eby said the key question for voters is which party can “support families during these tough times.”
Eby said he is trying to express his own sense of anxiety about Trump’s threats as best he can, adding that even if people do not accept that Trump is making things worse, the effects still show up in day-to-day pressures in the province. “Whether you believe and accept that Trump is making it much worse, it doesn’t matter because you’re still understanding that the cost of living is significant, that we need a strong public health-care system if you and your family get sick,” he said on Tuesday.
At the start of the campaign, interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson said Trump is an “absolute bully,” and that standing up to him requires action rather than press releases.
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