Robert Buffam

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Poilievre weighs in on B.C. election as dust begins to settle on fallout from Conservative merger

Poilievre weighs in on B.C. election as dust begins to settle on fallout from Conservative merger

It's become a game of musical chairs at the B.C. legislature as candidates and MLAs try to win a seat in October's provincial election. “A political party moving their candidates and contestants around like pawns on a chessboard,” said BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau, reflecting on last week’s sudden and shocking political news, and this week’s fallout from it...

B.C. MLA Mike De Jong giving 'serious consideration' to running federally

B.C. MLA Mike De Jong giving 'serious consideration' to running federally

After three decades in provincial politics, BC United’s Mike de Jong says he's giving “serious consideration” to an offer to run for Pierre Poilievre's federal Conservatives. “I’ve indicated a willingness to consider it, haven’t ruled it in—haven’t ruled it out,” said de Jong on Wednesday. The MLA for Abbotsford West, de Jong is a former finance minister, attorney general and...