In crowded Vancouver mayor’s race, one candidate turns right to find space
VANCOUVER — In Vancouver’s crowded mayoral race, observers say one candidate is courting controversy and setting herself apart from others in the field.
Political scientist Stewart Prest says the city, which is one of the few in Canada operating on a party system, is politically fractured in a way that hasn’t been seen in years ahead of the Oct. 20 election.
While the left wing has long been splintered, the right is now largely divided between three main parties: the Non-Partisan Association, the newly formed Coalition Vancouver and YES Vancouver, said Prest, who teaches at Douglas College and Simon Fraser University.
Wai Young of Coalition Vancouver seems to be carving a niche for herself on the ruptured right, he said in a recent interview.