BC NDP leader John Horgan likes his party91裸聊视频檚 chances in the Central Okanagan, despite its unsuccessful political record.

91裸聊视频淭he candidate we have running (in Kelowna West) against our political vagabond premier, who ambled into town a few years ago, has deep roots in the community,91裸聊视频� said Horgan at a Thursday morning town-hall meeting that had more members of the media in attendance than the public.

91裸聊视频�(Shelley Cook) is well respected and well regarded and I am confident in her chances.91裸聊视频�

He said he felt similarly about the other two Central Okanagan candidates who joined him.

Harwinder Sandhu, the candidate for the Kelowna Mission riding is a healthcare professional 91裸聊视频渨ith a good understanding of the issues in the area,91裸聊视频� he said.

Erik Olesen, the candidate for Kelowna Lake Country, is the party91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频測outh proxy (and) demonstrating that B.C. is a continuum of seniors and young people.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very excited about our three candidates here and I91裸聊视频檓 very excited about our prospects,91裸聊视频� Horgan said.

The Central Okanagan has often been called the 91裸聊视频渃radle of free enterprise91裸聊视频� and the electorate has never sent a BC NDP member to Victoria.

When Clark lost her own riding of Vancouver Point-Grey in the July 2013 provincial election, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that she would head to valley and she did. During the Kelowna West by-election, she won with 62.8 per cent of votes. Her NDP competitor Carole Gordon was second, earning only 29.66 per cent of the vote.

Fellow BC Liberals, Steve Thompson in Kelowna Mission and Norm Letnick for Kelowna Lake Country each won their ridings during the election by 56 per cent.

That, said Horgan, doesn91裸聊视频檛 mean there won91裸聊视频檛 be change.

91裸聊视频淚 come from Vancouver Island that has a rich tradition of electing social democratic,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t becomes habit forming 91裸聊视频� we had a discussion last night with people saying I always voted Socred or Liberal because my grandparents did, and the answer that Shelley offered was 91裸聊视频榳hy don91裸聊视频檛 you vote NDP for your kids or your grandkids?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

Changing entrenched behaviours, he said, will be the only way to bring needed improvements to the area.

91裸聊视频淲hat did Einstein say? 91裸聊视频業f you keep doing the same things over and over again you91裸聊视频檙e going to get the same results,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 believe the people of Kelowna are ready and willing to vote for people who are going to work for them.91裸聊视频�

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Across every corner of B.C., he said, people are tired of a government that91裸聊视频檚 ignoring and neglecting them.

91裸聊视频淲e have candidates that are living, breathing examples of that and I know the people around this table and the people in Kelowna want to have someone that91裸聊视频檚 going to roll up their sleeves and work for them, not just the people who go to the big fundraisers,91裸聊视频� he said.

The brief morning event was a clear sign that the election campaign was well underway, despite the fact the writ had yet to be dropped. That was something Horgan didn91裸聊视频檛 shy from.

91裸聊视频淧eople said to me, 91裸聊视频榳hy are you starting so early?91裸聊视频� and I said 91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频機hristy Clark only knows one speed and that91裸聊视频檚 campaign speed,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淪he hadn91裸聊视频檛 been governing and she hasn91裸聊视频檛 been taking care of issues that matter to the people. So, we rolled out a pretty sweet looking bus a couple of days early and all of a sudden this is revolutionary.91裸聊视频�

Horgan said he intends to speak with the electorate in their own communities 91裸聊视频渦napologetically.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not going to run away and we91裸聊视频檙e going to lay out a platform that speaks to the need of communities and I91裸聊视频檓 excited about it,91裸聊视频� he said.

When that platform will be released and in what fashion it may be distributed has yet to be revealed.

At the meeting, however, he focused his attention on seniors and families. Thousands of seniors are on wait lists for affordable housing, with waits for subsidized seniors housing taking longer than two years, he said.

He also said they have a plan to start $10 a day childcare. It91裸聊视频檚 something, he said, that would help all seniors

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