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Vice President Kamala Harris walks away after speaking at the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

To the loser go the spoils? Hats off to the politicians who accept defeat — despite Trump’s precedent

In Canada, the recent provincial election in British Columbia shows just how important it is for losing politicians to accept defeat. regardless of the example set by Donald Trump.
British Columbia Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, Conservative Leader John Rustad and NDP Leader David Eby pose for a photograph before a leaders’ debate on Oct. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. election: Party proposals on climate action point in opposite directions

Reversals by British Columbia’s NDP and Conservative leaders may give the impression that the parties’ positions on climate have converged. But the contrasts are stark as election day looms.
In this combination photo, B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad speaks during a campaign stop in Abbotsford, and B.C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks during a campaign stop, in Langley, B.C., both on Sept. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

How the British Columbia election is being haunted by the ghosts of 1952

More than 70 years ago, right-wing W.A.C. Bennett became a B.C. political powerhouse after a failed Liberal-NDP coalition. There are parallels to today’s rise of the B.C. Conservatives.

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