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Competition in local ridings, incumbent mayors talk re-election campaign, detainment at U.S.-border and is it time to turn the heat on yet?

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BC NDP incumbent Diana Gibson is running for re-election in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, and this time will face off against a former MLA who held the riding, Andrew Weaver, who is now under the banner of CentreBC. Meanwhile, the BC Conservatives have nominated business and real estate developer Stan Sipos as their contender. Diana Gibson joins to talk about her pitch to voters, and how this double election season is shaking out.

The Department of National Defence's Chief Petty Officer Gordon Durham catches up with us on the Tour de Rock route as riders continue raising funds in support of children with cancer. 

The BC Greens have named their candidate for Victoria Beacon-Hill, the very riding former leader Sonia Furstenau contested and lost in 2024.What’s different this time around? We meet litigator Raj Sahota. 

Our double-election coverage continues with a turn to the West Shore, as Colwood incumbent Doug Kobyashi has been door-knocking to make his pitch for re-election as mayor. He joins now to talk it through.

It’s also time to turn to Victoria incumbent Marianne Alto and what she’s promising voters should she be re-elected. 

A Canadian woman who has lived in the states for years says she was detained and questioned about illegally voting in American elections on her way back from Tsawwassen B.C. As the relationship between the U.S. and Canada is becoming more sensitive, so too is the boarder. Immigration lawyer Len Saunders says he’s received three calls of people with similar experiences, and he’s joining us now to talk about the issue.

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