Tyler Olsen

tyolsen.bsky.social

21 October 2026 23:03

One click in and the random names were so convincingly similar to BC politician names, I had to check they weren't real.

Tyler Olsen

tyolsen.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:20

Also, on a purely utilitarian level, a new election seems likely to create more overall work and stress for the province as a whole, even if it could reduce your own work/stress. And if you are in government, you are supposed to be making decisions in the public interest, not your personal interest.

Scott

sdlb.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:10

If its the final days of the election and you are still trying to answer the why did I call an election question, you are losing.

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦

jmcelroy.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:03

Can Eby say "the Conservatives were in disarray, we were annoyed at how difficult it was to govern, and if I stuck around there was the serious risk that caucus would remove me as leader, so I rolled the dice?" no But it would have the virtue of painting a much more accurate picture.

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦

jmcelroy.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:03

I've chatted with a few NDP MLAs and staffers on this, and they were truly and honestly stressed about how often they had late night procedural wrangling and votes where the government could have been defeated The problem is, I'm not sure anyone outside of NDP family members cares in the slightest