British Columbia Conservative Party wins provincial election for the first time since 1928
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The British Columbia Conservative Party won the provincial election, ending the New Democratic Party's nine years in power, with party leader Lorne Doerkson set to become premier. The Conservatives secured 64 of the 93 seats, while the New Democrats won 27, marking the party's worst election result in 25 years. The Conservatives have pledged to double natural gas production by 2032 and more than triple it by 2035, planning to restart the oil and gas industry, streamline administrative processes, host a Vancouver business summit, and restore fiscal order.
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- ZeroHedgeConservative Party wins British Columbia election for the first time since 1928, hailed as a 'political earthquake'
The British Columbia Conservative Party won the provincial election for the first time since 1928, ending the New Democratic Party's nine-year rule, with party leader Lorne Doerkson set to become premier. The Conservatives won 64 of 93 seats, while the NDP secured 27, marking the party's worst election result in 25 years. The Conservatives pledged to double natural gas production by 2032 and more than triple it by 2035, planning to restart the oil and gas industry, streamline administrative processes, host a Vancouver business summit, and restore fiscal order.
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