John Horgan prepare to make a similar gamble this week. B.C. NDP holds massive lead over Liberals, despite lack of enthusiasm for election, poll suggests Like Peterson, Horgan does not have to face the voters for another year.
But Horgan has a similarly healthy lead in the polls, and he is giving every indication of triggering a snap election call, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Unlike Peterson, Horgan does not currently wield majority power in British Columbia.
But his minority government has been stable for three years, thanks to a governing agreement with the third-place B.C. Green Party.The NDP-Green deal says Horgan will not seek to trigger an election before the next scheduled vote in the fall of 2021.But, just like Peterson before.