Robert Buffam
Reporter at CIVI-TV (Victoria, BC)
BC Legislative Reporter for CTV Vancouver. RTs don’t = endorsements. [email protected]
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Dec 24, 2024 |
bc.ctvnews.ca | Robert Buffam
It was a year that saw David Eby elected B.C. premier for the first time, and lead his party to government for a third consecutive term. But it was also a year that saw the B.C. NDP lose 10 seats from the previous election – even though six more ridings were up for grabs, thanks to redistricting – while securing a majority government by only the narrowest of margins.
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Oct 22, 2024 |
bc.ctvnews.ca | Robert Buffam
Saturday was a wild election night in B.C., where the dust is still settling and there isn’t a clear winner—but the B.C. Conservatives claimed a historic numbers of seats. “This has been a night where we have seen the political landscape change forever,” John Rustad said Saturday night.
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Sep 5, 2024 |
bc.ctvnews.ca | Robert Buffam
The seemingly unprovoked stranger attacks in the heart of downtown Vancouver Wednesday have prompted calls for more action on public safety and mental health, including from Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West. “How many British Columbian families have to go through this hell, this pain?” implored West Thursday. He said the senseless crimes highlight the need to reopen Riverview Hospital, the Coquitlam mental health facility that once housed thousands, but was shut down in 2012.
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Sep 4, 2024 |
bc.ctvnews.ca | Robert Buffam
It's become a game of musical chairs at the B.C. legislature as candidates and MLAs try to win a seat in October's provincial election. “A political party moving their candidates and contestants around like pawns on a chessboard,” said BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau, reflecting on last week’s sudden and shocking political news, and this week’s fallout from it.
Anger amongst some BC United candidates following implosion, others wait for call from Conservatives
Aug 31, 2024 |
bc.ctvnews.ca | Robert Buffam
Meagan Brame had been the BC United Candidate for Esquimalt-Colwood—until Wednesday. She had sold her daycare to run for office, her campaign spent thousands on posters and other election merchandise like hats and shirts from donations, and all of it is useless now. The BC Conservatives have asked if she’d run for them, but she said no. She feels frustrated and is experiencing a sense of grief.
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