BC election
BC Green Party proposes free public transit system as provincial election approaches
October 15, 2024By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student On September 5, the BC Green Party proposed a new transit policy to make BC operate on a fare-free public transit system. “Fast, frequent, and free public transit will shift how people move, reduce household costs, and enable a giant leap forward on meeting our climate goals,” said Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party. The Greens have also called for “hourly services on key regional routes, a doubling of city buses within four years, and a tripling within eight years. “We will expand routes, improve hours, get more buses on the road, and…
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Anti-SOGI protests outnumbered by counter-protests
October 5, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On September 20, parents against the addition of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) program to public schools organized “1 Million March 4 Children” protests across BC. Global News reported that the turnout for…
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BC United withdrawing isn’t the worst thing
October 3, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On August 28, the BC United Party (formerly known as the BC Liberal Party) pulled out of the election and endorsed the BC Conservatives. While it may have shocked some, the indecisive nature of the…
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We have to hold our political leaders accountable after they are elected
November 25, 2020by Kelly Chia, Peak Associate As I’m writing this, election news is very fresh on my mind. John Horgan has been re-elected as premier — and, to me, it is a relief that the NDP is staying in power. However,…
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BC NDP set to win a historic majority
November 7, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The BC New Democratic Party (NDP) is set to win a record amount of seats in the provincial legislature. With votes not fully counted, absentee ballots are set to be counted on November 6,…
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Political Breakdown: A friendly reminder of all the negatives from each party and their ideologies
October 22, 2020by Serena Bains, Staff Writer A snap provincial election has been called for October 24, and while voting during a pandemic is less than desirable, so are the options of who to vote for. Despite this, elections remain an important,…
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SFU hosts provincial election forum on transportation
October 21, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The 2020 Provincial Election All Candidates' Forum on Mobility and Land-Use, hosted by the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, took place on October 15 via Zoom. The event was centred around a…
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NDP pledges SFU will get BC’s second medical school program
October 18, 2020Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The BC NDP announced that upon re-election, they will begin the conversation with SFU to put British Columbia’s second medical school at the Surrey campus. The Peak interviewed NDP Burnaby-Lougheed Member of the Legislative…
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An overview of BC’s 42nd provincial election
October 10, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor On September 21, Premier John Horgan called a provincial election for October 24. While BC had an election date set for October 2021, Horgan cited COVID-19 as the reason for the early election, stating…
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