Eby says Conservatives acting like they’ve won, Doerkson fundraising as election nears end
BC NDP leader David Eby has criticized the provincial Conservatives for avoiding media questions in the final days of the election campaign. The Conservatives maintain they are focused on fundraising and will return to public campaigning shortly.
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NDP Leader David Eby says the B.C. Conservatives are “conducting themselves as if they’ve won” the provincial election by focusing on fundraising instead of taking questions from the media in the last days of the campaign.
Final voting day is on Saturday, but interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson did not take questions from reporters on Tuesday and has no media availability scheduled Wednesday.
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