Victoria among the NDP strongholds on Vancouver Island that are now battleground ridings [Video]

This is part of a series of regional features focusing on issues and ridings in B.C. that could prove critical to the outcome of the federal election on April 28. 

The New Democrats have held the federal riding of Victoria for the last 20 years, but the Liberals hope it will turn red. 

Recent political polls show that nearly every seat on the Island, including Victoria, could change hands as the trade war with the United States has become a key issue for voters.

“It really makes the Island a fascinating place to watch,” said Michael Prince, the University of Victoria’s acting dean of human and social development. 

The NDP won six of seven seats on Vancouver Island in the 2021 federal election and the party is battling to hang onto all of them. CBC’s poll trackerprojects the NDP at around eight per cent support nationally, which could deliver as little as …