Keeping it Real…

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BC voters should pay special attention to the results of Quebec’s provincial election.

The Parti Quebecois … which attracted only 28% of the popular vote … will form the next government!

Mon dieu! Imagine: a separatist party that wants to break up the country … and is supported by less than a third of the voters …. will govern Quebeckers’ lives for up to four years.

If there’s any good news, it’s that the PQ captured only 59 seats … five short of a majority … so its power will be somewhat constrained and Quebeckers will likely get another chance to vote well before the PQ’s full term expires.

The Liberals, with 40 seats, will form the Official Opposition; the Conservatives will hold 19 seats; Quebec Solidaire 9; and, the former ruling party, Coalition Action Quebec, was wiped out.

But from BC’s perspective, what I found most interesting was how the PQ won power by the lowest “winning” popular vote … 28% …. in Quebec election history.

The Liberals won 24.2% support; the Conservatives 20.6%; Quebec Solidaire 12.4%; and the CAQ 13.3%.

In other words, the PQ won because the four other parties … with more than 70% of the votes, SPLIT the popular vote!

David Eby must have been jumping up and down with joy!

BC also has several parties vying for votes in its upcoming Oct 24 provincial election, including: the NDP; BC Conservatives; Centre BC, OneBC; and, the Greens.

The three centre/centre-right parties each winning seats around the province … just like in Quebec … could hold the key for the NDP to form government again, especially if the Greens also capture seats and are willing to enter into a supportive agreement.

Sound familiar! BC has been there before! LOL!

What the Quebec election results show should be clear to British Columbians: the BIGGEST issue facing our voters is … To Eby or Not to Eby, THAT is the Question.

The ONLY Opposition party capable of defeating Eby/NDP and forming government is the BC Conservatives.

A vote for CentreBC or BCOne … splitting the vote … is a vote for another Eby term, even if the NDP drops in the popular vote!

Pass it on!!

Harv Oberfeld

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Premier David Eby vowed to make good on his promise:

” Whenever we get a chance, and as a directive of government, I will ensure we’re buying Canadian, that we’re buying British Columbian, and that we are our own best customer,” Eby said while campaigning last week.

At the Union of BC Municipalities’ convention in September, he also promised ““I will be directing BC Ferries to ensure that the next generation of BC Ferries vessels will be built right here in British Columbia.”

That came after considerable backlash to BC Ferries’ announcement … pre-election call … it awarded a $1.6-billion contract to a Chinese firm to build four new BC ferries.

In an almost laughable counterpoint, the Premier reminded UBCM delegates, however: “BC Ferries now uses 100 per cent B.C. eggs, and 60 per cent of all of the food you find on BC Ferries comes directly from British Columbia.”

What Eby did not mention is where BC Ferries purchases its fuel … that costs it about $150 million a year!

“At a time when British Columbia Premier David Eby is championing buying Canadian, BC Ferries may be preparing to enter a multi-year agreement to buy fuel from an American-owned company with strong ties to U.S. President Donald Trump and the governing Republicans,” The Tyee revealed Thursday.

Reporter Andrew MacLeod noted that BC Ferries has been seeking “a single proponent to supply fuel starting Oct. 1 for up to eight and a half years”.

The current BC Ferries fuel supplier is the Parkland Corporation.

“Parkland, which is based in Alberta and has supplied fuel to BC Ferries for many years, sold last year for US$9.1 billion to Sunoco LP, a large U.S. fuel distribution company headquartered in Dallas, Texas,” The Tyee told its readers.

“Sunoco is in turn controlled by Energy Transfer LP, whose co-founder and executive chairman, Kelcy Warren, is a major financial supporter of President Trump,” MacLeod wrote.

“Following the purchase, Sunoco reportedly laid off hundreds of Parkland’s Canadian employees, including many senior managers,” The Tyee said. (You can read the full story here: https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/01/BC-Ferries-US-Owned-Fuel-Supplier/)

(Warren is the billionaire Executive Chairman of Energy Transfer: he reportedly donated $10 million to the Trump-supporting America First Action Super PAC in 2020, $5 million to MAGA Inc. in 2024 and an estimated $25 million in 2025.)

How does that fit in with Eby’s commitment? Have BC Ferries really changed its rules, direction ?

There are several fuel suppliers in the market, Canadian owned, whose corporate profits stay in Canada … and not a penny goes to support/encourage Donald Trump.

Buying Canadian should mean Buying TRULY Canadian for the Premier and BC Ferries … for fuel as well as eggs.

Harv Oberfeld

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