Saanich South

Because all, all I see your government is reaching as the first resort on involuntary care, which has been proven to be costly and ineffective.

Our candidate for Saanich South, Lisa Pol- Lapointe-

See, there she is

... who is the former chief coroner of this, in this government for 13 years.

I fully expect them to continue to hold Victoria Swan Lake.

Saanich South, there's a new candidate running there this time.

It's Richard Zussman taking over for Lana Popham.

He, of course, is well-known in the community.

I think, um-

Has Saanich South become a swing riding? Hey, Richard Zusman said on this podcast that William Azaroff was the guy to watch.

I know.

What's Amanda Burrows doing over in Saanich South?

Well, exactly.

You see, people gotta get over those things.

What might offset that is, first of all, this ICBC issue, which may allow the NDP to kind of reverse the momentum.

In the two others that are right on the South Island, Saanich South, So this is Lana Popovich's old riding.

I think it's probably still in the NDP column, but you have a strong green candidate.

Reeve also says Saanich North and the Islands is a multi-party race with Green Party leader Emily Lowen looking to grab a seat in the

Sydney Coles in Esquimalt, Andrew Appleton right here in Oak Bay across the street from me.

And of course, Lisa LaPointe in Saanich South.

I think they're really focusing on these ridings on Southern Vancouver Island and of course, West Fancy to Sky.

Nelson, Nicole Tarlewood is running again.

Um, I'll let the Green Party try and explain why they felt that, uh, Miss Loewen, uh, who as far as I know doesn't live in the riding, uh, needed to run here.

What distinguishes the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, in your view, from some of the other electoral districts like Saanich South, Victoria-Swan Lake, or Victoria-Beacon Hill?

Yeah, obviously the peninsula is the home of BC Ferries.

It's home of the, uh, uh, Victoria International Airport.

So I'm not sure about Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

As we get up into the Saanich Peninsula, past Victoria-Swan Lake into Saanich South, that's Lana Popham's riding, which of course is being taken over now by Richard Zussman.

A very strong, uh, riding, uh, a well-known candidate.

I don't really see any vulnerability being likely there, although I know the Greens are running a well-known labor activist involved in the education community, which of course we've talked about.

But in terms of being able to take Saanich South from them, that's a-- that would be quite a feat for the Greens to actually be able to do that.

Saanich North and the Islands, the Greens hold going into the election, but again, as we've discussed, it's traditionally a more conservative-leaning riding.

Certainly has been federally and provincially.

However, on Vancouver Island, most incumbents will run again.

Only the incumbents for Saanich North and the islands in Saanich South are not running.

Elections BC will put out a final list of candidates who submitted their nomination by the deadline tomorrow morning.

Right now, we have a full list of of the island ridings and the candidates who are running with bios, and we'll be updating that list as Elections BC provides the full list in the coming hours.

And so that's, you know, another Indigenous candidate for the Conservatives.

I noticed the Greens did appoint Lisa LaPointe, the former coroner, in Saanich South, and that's been an interesting race with her, Richard Zussman, and Kathy Onstead, who was the former federal conservative candidate in the area.

So that would be a spirited race.

Richard will be the favorite, but...