I don't trust anyone in politics, but that's just me. 😃 Obviously CentreBC won't hold power, but they can still have good ideas that deserve a hearing. It's a mix of people, ex-Liberal, ex-Cons, ex-Greens, etc. Generally socially progressive (or what counts as progressive these days), pro-economic responsibility but not ideological. They sincerely listen to experts. I'd call them genuinely pragmatic. Have attracted a lot of people at least on the policy side who are mostly non-political but want to do what's right and were attracted by the overall statements on values (accountability mainly). That's how I got involved as a volunteer. A lot of people fed up with politics as usual and think we need a different approach. (And let's just say that more than a few people were very leery when that whole clusterf*ck w/ Milobar first came up... these are not people who are fans of most of what's gone on related to the Cons in recent years). One doctor on the health policy team, who was involved with Libs/United in past, made a comment which I thought was telling... he'd spent a year with them and thought more real, serious progress was made on policy in two weeks w/ the group at CentreBC. They're obviously way behind from an organizational perspective to run an effective political campaign this time due to snap election (e.g., no finances, no comms). The platform document is also obviously rushed and could use some further refinement and clarification in many parts. But if you dig into the general themes it's mostly on the right track. And kudos to them for (finally) saying something real as opposed to just bullshit fake promises like we're getting from NDP and Cons. I think if they somehow manage to elect a few MLAs it would be a good thing, just as it was in the past with a few Greens being in the legislature. Long-term, I'd like to see their approach fleshed out and a more effective organization developed around it. Short-term, I hope what they say shifts the needle on public discussion and causes voters to put pressure on the other parties.

You do know the ONLY party that's released a platform is @VoteCentreBC, right? 🤣 centrebc.ca/platform/ You'll find lots in it to piss off every NDP, Conservative, Green, and OneBC zealot! Though maybe a few things that might actually benefit voters… crazy right? 🤔

I'm not posting this because I think @VoteCentreBC will win govt (duh) or even (at best) more than a few seats. They're pushing ideas to make govt accountable to the public and results matter. We desperately need that. I want people to demand that NDP/Cons adopt some of these policies. Because they're good for BC. I don't give a shit who said them first. Whoever forms govt needs to be reminded what really matters.