Geoff Russ: B.C. Conservatives win towering majority in rebuke of power-hungry Eby

The Conservative Party of B.C. is projected to form a majority government following Saturday's provincial election. According to National Post, the Conservatives are projected to win 62 seats compared to 29 for the NDP. CityNews reports that interim leader Lorne Doerkson is set to become the province's next premier, marking a rapid ascent from a little-known MLA to premier-elect in less than five weeks.

This election result represents a significant reversal for the Conservative Party, which CityNews describes as having moved from a dormant fringe entity that failed to elect an MLA for nearly half a century to a governing party. The election was called by outgoing NDP premier David Eby two years ahead of schedule. While Eby initially stated the snap election was necessary to secure a mandate regarding economic uncertainty from U.S. tariffs, he later said it was needed to address a "stalled out" legislature.

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