B.C. election campaign officially underway; Eby is on the trail [Video]

British Columbia’s election campaign is officially underway, New Democrat Leader David Eby said Saturday at a campaign stop in the Metro Vancouver city of Richmond where he was met by cheering supporters who lined the street.

Eby, who spoke in a crowded room where it appeared every person was wearing the NDP’s colour orange, said B.C. is facing many tough challenges, including affordable housing, public health care, mental health and addictions and the cost of living.

But he pledged to be “laser focused” on tackling the issues.

“We can’t divide each other,” he said. “The only way we solve these problems is by working together. Here’s my commitment to you, to everybody in this room, to all British Columbians: we won’t rest until the job is done.”

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad kicked off his party’s campaign in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside at the neighbourhood’s CRAB Park, known for its long …