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Key Party Leader Profiles

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Leader of the Opposition and the NDP since 2014; previously served stints as House Leader, the opposition critic for

education and, later, energy

Served as Chief of Staff to former

Premier Dan Miller

Opposes Site C Hydroelectric project

and the Trans Mountain expansion project

Only sitting Green Party member of the

legislature

A noted climate scientist, strong critic of the

province’s liquefied natural gas strategy

Became Leader in December, 2015 after having previously

declined the position

B.C.’s 35th Premier, seeking re-election to her second full term in office,

and a fifth consecutive term for her B.C. Liberals

The province’s second female Premier, took over

after the resignation of Gordon Campbell in March,

2011

2017 Speech from the Throne highlighted her

government’s fifth straight balanced budget

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• Was the closest riding in the province in the 2013 election; the

NDP’s Selina Robinson defeated B.C. Liberal Steve Kim by just 41 votes

after a recount was required; the two will square off once again this year

• Kim is the owner and president of the Boilingpoint Group, a marketing

and advertising firm

• Considered an NDP-leaning swing riding

• Transportation is expected to be a top issue, with a focus on Skytrain

access and rapid transit options through the riding

• The B.C. Liberals are fielding star candidate and former Global TV anchor

Steve Darling against school trustee Katrina Chen for the NDP and punk

rocker Joe Keithley for the B.C. Green Party

• In 2013, the riding was one of the province’s closest, being decided by

just 743 votes

• NDP MLA Jane Shin is retiring after just one term

• Affordable housing and the ‘demoviction’ protesters are a top issue

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Ridings To Watch

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Steve Kim

Selina Robinson

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Steve Darling

KatrinaChen

JoeKeithley

• B.C. Liberal incumbent and TransLink Minister Peter Fassbender is defending his one-term seat after new boundary lines have made it far more competitive

• Fassbender will face former NDP MLA Jagrup Brar in a rematch from 2013; the B.C. Green Party is putting forward chemical engineer Tim Binnema

• Was the third closest race in 2013, decided by razor-thin 200 votes

• Crime and the opioid overdose crisis are expected to be top issues

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Jagrup Brar

Tim Binnema

• Was decided by just 522 votes, or 4.5 percent in 2013; incumbent NDP MLA Robin Austin is not seeking re-election

• While the results have been tight, Skeena leans NDP, with the party taking the riding in eight of the last 11 elections

• As such, the B.C. Liberals are gearing up for a fight with the selection of well-known Haisla First Nation chief councillor Ellis Ross

• The potential for a new LNG facility has emerged as a hot-button issue

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