Sometimes, the political pendulum moves in fairly predictable ways in Canada.
Liberals rule for a while, and then they’re replaced by Conservatives, often after about a decade.
Here in B.C., the same thing happens, though the “Liberals” in this province go by the name “NDP” and the Conservatives are called “B.C. Liberals”.
But let’s not kid ourselves. NDP premier John Horgan is a close ally of Justin Trudeau.
They agree on so many things, including the Site C dam, the giant liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, the new federal childcare plan, and imposing modest tax increases on high-income earners to show voters that they’re not right wingers.
Horgan was happy to be photographed with Trudeau shortly before the election writ was dropped
However, the B.C. premier was not willing to be seen with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during the campaign.