Image credit: Facebook/Sheldon Clare

By Marty Hastings

B.C. politics

Eby calls on Rustad to drop seven candidates, including Clare of Prince George-North Cariboo

Sep 28, 2024 | 12:08 PM

Premier David Eby has written to John Rustad, calling on him to drop seven candidates whose views Eby said have no place in a political party seeking to lead British Columbia.

Among those candidates is Sheldon Clare of Prince George-North Cariboo.

A press release from the NDP notes Clare compared gun control laws with the racist internment of Japanese Canadians, and includes a link to comments made by Clare in a Twitter video.

The deadline for political parties to remove their endorsement of candidates is 1 p.m. on Saturday