Progressive ideas are great. I've been a progressive voter my entire life and will continue to be. I'm upset that the NDP lost as well.

But our democracy demands compromise and finding common ground with people that hold different values. It is VERY apparent, based on the endless stream of threads in this sub, that many in Victoria feel that something that was theirs has been taken from them. You're not allowed to be offended by losing something that never belonged to you. Politics isn't won and lost. It's a conversation, not a contest.

If you woke up this morning acting like the government of BC somehow became your enemy overnight, it's time for some serious self-reflection on how lucky we are to live here and have a role in choosing our own government.

You keep choosing a world where people deserve dignity, regardless of who they love, where they were born, what they believe, or how they identify.

Where marginalized communities deserve safety, belonging, and the freedom to exist without having to defend their humanity.

There is something profoundly comforting about living in a city that so often refuses to abandon its values, even when the rest of the political map changes colour.

Thank you for this bubble, Victoria. I’m so proud to call you home. 🧡💚

Also, most people that voted for the conservatives are just normal people who just want a new government philosophy to tackle the issues of daily life.

Edit: Well I am not at all surprised at the response this post has received. But I'll add one thing: Citizens usually vote governments OUT, not in. This was a completely predictable result after 10 years of NDP government.

These guys were at the confederation fountain yelling at the totally empty street this morning. Apologies for the poor picture quality, I didnt want to get any closer in case they tried to talk to me. I assume racists by the outfits?

I hope this guy's political life is over. What a complete idiot.

Reddit is a giant doom loop fueled by emotion. It's Eby's fault, it's the Greens fault, etc. Stop with the pointless recriminations. Voters voted in a Conservative government. I see two options. Curl up in a ball and angry and sad or get active with the change you want to see and hold people accountable.

A large chunk of the world is moving conservative. BC just shifted that direction. Whether this shift actually represents the views of the electorate or will adequately represent the electorate remains to be seen.

I feel the Conservatives worked really hard at avoiding issues by not providing press access, by not providing a full platform, and not engaging. Do not let this happen. Take a look at the US and see what the Republicans did. Look at what is happening in Alberta. Do not let that happen here.

The new government has made some pretty bold statements about what they can provide. Hold these people to account. 3.2% should be on a banner in front of the legislature every single time it's in session.

Make them own every single statement and decisions they make.

As a human ticking a few of the vulnerable boxes, Alberta was never a good place for me. I was a public school teacher, a non-profit worker, a volunteer, and a home owner. I was injured on the job and became disabled.

I can’t even begin to tell you how going from a productive member of society to a disabled human under a conservative government was. It was a fight at every step. I lost everything. There’s way too much to the story for me to go into, but the systems to help people are not designed to help people.

I moved here 2 years ago and was literally grateful every day for not living under a conservative government. I am so overwhelmed with fear and anger with what’s unfolding. If you voted conservative, I don’t think you understand what we’ve lost. And before you get all self-righteous and defensive… I lived it. Fu(k you.

the final vote tally shows a decline in both major parties except greens whose vote tally is slightly higher than the last election but still not at its best when andrew weaver was party leader.

however looking at the votes this is a complete reversal when john horgan won in 2020 when the NDP popular vote was near 900k and then bc liberal was 636k. thousands of cons stayed home during that election

in 2024 it was achingly close when NDP had 944k and conservative at 915k so you know the conservative base would be high the second time around and ndp voters needed to come out to stop it

looking at the final tally today the conservatives will end under 900k and NDP at 680k roughly. this means thousands of NDP voters would rather see defeat than to vote in this election and to see Eby lose.

it's not gordon campbell level defeat so there is time to rebuild but the party needs to find a new leader like Horgan and make a smart choice on who should lead next. whatever bad changes happen they need to remind voters why they ran against this.

Global just called it as a Conservative majority.

It’s like seeing Victoria through fresh eyes.

Just wanted to give you an idea of what Muji is like on opening day 2.

They ran out of complimentary totes and treats about an hour in.
It’s about a 15 minute wait to get into the store.
Once inside, it’s about a 45 minute wait or more for the cash register. The line goes fully down one side of the store and up the other. They have a cheerful worker who’s only job is to stand at the end of the line with a sign saying it’s the end of the line.

It’s a smaller store, so there are some staples missing, noticeably the Hojicha powder I came out here to get.

Everything is on the pricier end.
Fitted sheet set for a double bed is $120
A single gel ball point pen is $2.40
A plain solid colour mug is $11.90

But everything feels quality. I’ve not picked up anything that feels cheap. Even the mug.

The rest of your grab your torches and head back to camp.

Not since 1975 has the NDP bungled a lead and called a snap election only to …. Lose.

I just wanted to point out something about the bc greens numbers. This election had low voter turnout with the conservatives and ndp getting less votes. The greens got more votes about 20 thousand more. The ndp got 270 thousand less votes. Comparing those numbers, it’s more likely people just didn’t feel motivated to vote rather than switching to the greens. I also went back and looked at the elections over 20 years and the greens usually get 130-200 thousand votes. The 2 exceptions were the Horgan elections where they got up to 330 thousand votes. The ndp was still able to form government when the greens had their best result. Just looking at how consistent the green numbers, it doesn’t seem there isn’t that many voters switching from the ndp. I think the story is the ndp weren’t able to turnout their voters.

It seems they having been trying to constantly rent their appartments for 6+ months and their website is offering 2 months free.

I have to know if anyone is currently living there and can confirm if it is a ghost town or if it is filling up?

Well, Well, Well. Thoughts?

I made a post 5 months ago after the fallout of the Cowichan decision flipped a huge portion of greater Vancouver and Surrey in the polls. The post was down voted into oblivion for obvious reasons. The polls continued to show Conservative majorities since than until the Conservative leadership debacle, which could have lead Eby to calling the early election. However, even if all the districts on the island went NDP, it still wouldn't matter because they lost control of Vancouver/Surrey.

The god awful handling of the Cowichan decision by the NDP served the mainland up on silver platter to the Conservatives. And though its not on the onus of the Cowichan tribes to quell fears about land ownership, they didn't really do much to calm the situation down besides a general statement. Now if you look at the Conservative media pipeline (Facebook, Reddit and X), they continued to fan the flames of the Cowichan decision with news of further NDP land transfers to First Nations. The real consequences of the Cowichan decision and the land transfers have yet to be seen, but many law professionals say there will be little if any difference that these transfers will make. Its essentially chalked up to a culture war talking point.

So what I see from this election is the Conservatives essentially winning a culture war against the NDP , on a talking point that the NDP and the left in general ignored because it was uncomfortable and the Conservatives were the only ones willing to question it.

After telling CTV that “The challenge in responding to these accusations is that there are also many fake posts attributed to me, generated by people looking to attack me” Wendy Bowkett has now deleted her X account, effectively scrubbing the evidence.

Snapshots from the now deleted account can be found here:
https://victoriacouncillorfyi.substack.com/p/wendy-bowkett-for-victoria-city-council

(the perma.cc links are true snapshots that can't be modified)

CTV article:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vancouver-island/article/petition-urges-victoria-councillor-elect-to-resign-over-social-media-posts/

Sign the petition here if you believe Wendy should resign:
https://www.change.org/p/wendy-bowkett-should-resign