Kamloops voters want change | British Columbia Elections 2024

Traditionally, Kamloops ridings have attracted attention because voters have long elected members of the party that was in power. However, in 2017 and 2020, the New Democratic Party (NDP) was unable to elect MPs in these two ridings. To reverse the trend, he will have to provide answers to voters, who are concerned about the opioid crisis and the cost of living.

At the Kamloops market, Wednesday morning, Joleen Anderson sells her jewelry. The former union organizer has already voted NPD, but this time is thinking of turning to the conservatives. She says she’s concerned about the opioid crisis and the lack of doctors.

I know we need change, but I don’t know who is ready to make the change people wantsaid the entrepreneur.

She notes a shift further to the right in the population, especially among the youngest. I believe it’s because people are unhappy with current living conditions and want change.

The opioid crisis worries the population

Marie-Claude Sauvé is also concerned about the opioid crisis. She would like aid intended for homelessness to be better managed. Several voters and some candidates are linking the rise in homelessness to safety issues in the city. Marie-Claude Sauvé notes that the crime rate has increased, but is not afraid for her safety. Homeless people are absolutely not violentobserve-t-elle.

Marie-Claude Sauvé, who works in the health sector, would also like access to private health care to be possible. She also campaigns for families to have more support. Helping families financially is the main issue, I would say, given the increasing costs of absolutely everythingsays the mother, who wants a change of government. I will never vote for him NPD.

The sparse environment

Chris Pidlisecky, a geography student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, was keen to attend the forum between local candidates on environmental issues. He will not vote for the Conservatives because, according to him, they do not present concrete solutions to the climate change crisis.

Regarding the environment, I think that the NPD has a great program. I think the Greens have a good plan in place, but overall I’m a strategic voter, so I’ll vote for the NPD on the environmenthe says.

Julien Langlois, volunteer with the environmentalist group Transition Kamloops, is one of the organizers of the forum. He says he wants to hear the positions of the Conservative Party. I don’t think the environment is just a left or right issue. All parties must take charge of these types of problems and find solutions.said the father of the family.

Doug Browna Kamloops resident who previously ran for the NPD in the past, also attended the forum. He says he is concerned about climate change. This is a question that cannot be resolved by either the right or the left.he believes.

People need to have an open mind and be willing to accept technical solutions, even if it costs something.he adds, specifying that the damage linked to climate change is also very expensive.

Eric Villeneuve is a resident who will vote in Kamloops-North Thompson, a riding that is even more rural since the redistribution. He is concerned about the Conservatives’ desire to eliminate the program SOGIresources available in schools about sexual orientation and gender identity. This is perhaps the biggest step backhe said.

Whatever the issues, some voters do not feel informed enough to vote. This is the case of Dieter Dudy, owner of Thistle Farmin Kamloops. He says he is rather centrist. We find ourselves in a situation where many people are disoriented. They don’t know which way to gohe notes.

If you vote against the NPDthe natural choice would previously have been to go to the BC Liberals. But we don’t know enough about the BC Conservatives to be able to decide whether it’s a good choice or nothe laments.

He is the mayor of the municipality of Barriere, Ward Stamerwho is trying to win the seat for the Conservative Party in Kamloops-North Thompsona constituency that was held by Peter Milobar, then of the party BC United. He opposes Maddi Genn, from NPDand to Tristan Cavers, of the Green Party.

Peter Milobar, who previously served as mayor of the city, is running this time for the Conservative Party in Kamloops Centre, a riding that was held by the party’s Todd Stone. BC United. He will face him Kamal Grewalof NPDet Randy Sundermanfrom the Green Party.

With information from Camille Pauvarel