British Columbians will soon learn if NDP Leader David Eby’s snap election gamble paid off or backfired—and CTV News will be bringing you live results and analysis starting at 6 p.m. Saturday. CTV News anchor Mi-Jung Lee and legislative bureau chief Rob Buffam will be joined by a panel of political veterans for special coverage of the provincial election. Former premier Christy Clark along with former MLAs and cabinet ministers Mike DeJong and Nathan Cullen will provide insight into what’s at stake and what the results will mean for the people in this province. CTV News anchor Nafeesa Karim and Research Co. president Mario Canseco will bring you the stories behind the numbers by taking a deeper dive into the data. Reporters will bring you updates and reaction from Conservative, Green, and NDP party headquarters, as well as key battlegrounds on the Lower Mainland. CTV News anchor Lauren Pullen will also be joined by a panel of special guests. The election call sent voters to the polls two years ahead of schedule, when the B.C. NDP already held a majority of seats in the legislature. Critics accused Eby of political opportunism, arguing the move was an attempt to shore up his party’s power by capitalizing on chaos withing the B.C. Conservative Party. The NDP leader defended the snap election call as necessary to deal with the “existential threat” of U.S. President Donald Trump and his trade war, while also painting the opposition as unfit to govern.
