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“A link” to the “shadowy online world of conservatism”: Former Harper minister Stockwell Day is a director of West Coast Proud, which poured money into ads boosting BC Conservatives.
Zak Vescera reports. An investigation with @IJFmedia. #BCElxn2024
The BC NDP was able to eke out a majority government this #BCElxn2024.
What about the seats they lost? Where did the BC Greens and BC Conservatives gain ground?
Let’s have a look, with a little help from some visuals.
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@gemelliz
Here’s a link to the corresponding @thetyee article. (Non-paywalled)
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/11/Stockwell-Day-Secretive-Role-BC-Election/
Canada needs to address these 3rd party ‘advertisers’ that are clearly backdoors for Conservative dark-money to work around campaign financing laws.
Edit: apparently I forgot to actually link to the article. 
Stockwell Day behind #BCElxn2024 ads from his perch at secretive West Coast Proud. #bcpoli
In the last fundraising quarter ahead of the provincial election, the surging BC Conservatives raised more money than the governing NDP.
Andrew MacLeod reports. #BCElxn2024
Tax cuts were promised by both the Conservatives and the NDP in the #BCElxn2024, framed as a way to ease cost-of-living pressures.
But tax cuts would do little to address the structural problems underlying those cost pressures. 
Alex Hemingway writes.
“It was heartening to see members of the BC Conservative party saying they accepted the result.”
The BC Conservatives raised many culture war topics. But one expert praises them for rejecting claims that the #BCElxn2024 was compromised, despite right-wing influencers casting doubt on the process.
Did BC Conservatives breach voters’ privacy?
BC United claimed members’ personal data was put at risk in July. Why we need an investigation, writes Charlie Smith. #bcpoli #BCElxn2024
What happened in #BC #BCelxn2024? It seems to mirror US election 2024
Here's PressProgress' @pressprogress look at BC Cons with 43% of vote and some scary, controversial MLAs:
* racist statements, instructed critics how to harm themselves, posted statements Q'ing whether mass shootings happened
* falsely presented herself as a medical doctor despite having no license
* a 2020 US election denier
* 3 new BC Con MLAs previously donated to PPC who welcomed bigots
PressProgress · Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC’s Wild Election
He may be right. But, with more time, BC voters would also have become more savvy about the fascist core of Rustad’s BC Cons. Perhaps. We’re watching this unfold south of the border right now
““The unfortunate part is that we needed perhaps some more time to be able to connect, particularly with those people in the province that may not have heard the messaging and what we were trying to achieve in this province,” said Rustad.”
#bcpoli #bcelxn2024 #Cons #fascism https://www.westerninvestor.com/economy-law-politics/rob-shaw-conservatives-had-everything-it-took-form-a-majority-why-didnt-they-9737907?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fcanadianpolitics
Western Investor · Rob Shaw: Conservatives had everything it took to form a majority. Why didn't they?
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@StephenRees
Or, he did the political calculus and figured out that racism, homophobia and conspiracy theories actually helped his numbers more than they hurt them.
Turns out he wasn’t wrong. 
#LISTEN: “If I toss out the number 27 votes, does that give you a sense of how close it was?”
@jenstden explains the nail-biter #BCElxn2024 on the latest ep of @thebigstoryfpn. Check it out. 
link.chtbl.comThe Big StoryAn in-depth look at the issues, culture and personalities shaping Canada today.
Hate was on display by candidates of the Conservative Party of BC.
Leader John Rustad did nothing.
@vancolour’s final #LogicCheck says, however he spins it, Rustad abdicated his basic responsibilities as leader.
Rustad dumps his candidate who referred to Indigenous Peoples as savages *after* his party lost the recount in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and his chance at forming government in #BCElxn2024 .
Well OK then.
https://www.timescolonist.com/2024-bc-votes/rustad-says-island-candidate-who-made-offensive-remarks-wont-run-again-for-party-9730358
Times Colonist · Rustad says Island candidate who made 'offensive' remarks won't run again for partyMarina Sapozhnikov, B.C. Conservative candidate for Juan de Fuca-Malahat, made disparaging remarks about Indigenous people.
It’s here.
Dr. Steve’s post-election verdict.
You might not like his diagnosis.
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@saskboy #BCElxn2024 is still not really over. There will still be automatic judicial recounts:
In Kelowna Centre, the threshold for a judicial recount is 49 votes. The difference between the top two candidates is 38 votes.
In Surrey-Guildford, the threshold for a judicial recount is 38 votes. The difference between the top two candidates is 27 votes.
K-C is for the moment held by a Con; S-G by the NDP.
The NDP won.
Now what?
A look back at a divisive campaign and a narrow victory.