Lorne Doerkson

It's called BC Politics.

Now, first of all, we had two dominant political parties, the NDP under David Eby and the other party, the Conservatives, were under John Rustad's leadership.

until they weren't.

Thinking he wasn't right-wing enough, Rustad was forced out, resulting in a leadership race which Carrie Lynn Findlay barely won last spring.

So once again, two leaders, Eby and this time Findlay, vying for the hearts and minds of British Columbians.

Except, and it turns out to be a big except, it turns out that Finlay focused her negative energies and arrows on her own party, turfing out longtime staffers, alienating sitting MLAs, and ignoring rather than welcoming anyone who didn't pass a purity test.

So it's not just an early election.

It is a very early election.

Those figures, turbines, megawatts, the start date, the SaskPower term, the homes figure, and the portfolio total are what Daily Hive and Concord put on the record.

BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson made his first official election announcement in Surrey on Sunday.

The Vancouver Sun is the source for that account.

In that announcement, he vowed the party will never raise taxes.