More than 36 incumbent mayors have lost elections in cities across B.C., signalling an impatience on key issues of public safety and housing affordability
Across British Columbia, voters tossed out more than three dozen incumbent mayors in municipal elections on the weekend,Especially in the major urban centres ofand Surrey, the results of Saturday’s voting also indicated a frustration with dysfunctional governments.
“There was definitely a ‘change’ mood but not in a consistent way,” she said. “If they saw any challenges in the functioning of their local council, they wanted them out. It was more a referendum on ‘Can you do the job in tough times?’” In Langford, pro-development mayor Stewart Young was ousted after serving seven terms. He’ll be replaced by a political neophyte whose campaign headquarters was a tent trailer on his family’s forested property.
The sweeping changes across B.C. could foreshadow a more fractious relationship between the province’s NDP government and local councils. David Eby, who is expected to become the province’s next premier, endorsed incumbent Kennedy Stewart for mayor in Vancouver, a decision that won’t be forgotten by the city’s incoming mayor and council. Mr. Eby is currently the only approved contender in the leadership contest to replace outgoing Premier John Horgan.
The Vancouver campaign revolved around two major issues. The first was how much new housing to build, and where it should go. The second was what to do about Vancouver’s tangled knot of homelessness, encampments on public streets and parks, a wave of stranger assaults, mental illness, and illicit-drug poisoning.
Mr. Sim’s ABC party holds seven of the 10 seats on city council, giving him the opportunity to pursue an agenda with much less guesswork as to where the votes will land.
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