B.C. politicians react to Democrats’ midterm landslide
04-11-2026 23:36 via Nanaimo News Bulletin

B.C. politicians react to Democrats’ midterm landslide

Some B.C. politicians were optimistic that the Democrats’ sweeping midterm gains could help ease trade tensions with the United States, but incoming premier Lorne Doerkson expressed doubt.
He is skeptical that the midterm results would suddenly end the trade war and allow goods to flow freely between the countries again.
“I don’t see that happening next week, and I wish it would,” he said.
Doerkson called Trump a “bully” and blamed the NDP government for failing to ready the province
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