Time is running out for candidate to officially register with Elections Canada for the upcoming federal election and there are still some major omissions on the list of local candidates.
As of the afternoon on Friday, April 4, there was just one candidate registered in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies and four in Cariboo-Prince George.
Candidates have until Monday, April 7 at 2 p.m. to file their registration paperwork with Elections Canada.
Elections Canada’s website said that Conservative incumbent Bob Zimmer, who has been elected to Parliament since 2011, is the lone registered candidate in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies.
The Green Party’s website lists Mary Forbes as its candidate in this riding, the People’s Party list David Watson and the NDP list Cory Longley, though they have yet to appear on the website as registered candidates.
In Cariboo-Prince George, the registered candidates are 10-year Conservative incumber Todd Doherty, Green Party candidate Jodie Capling, People’s Party candidate Rudy Sans, Christian Heritage Party candidate Jake Wiens and NDP candidate Angie Bonazzo.
Former Burns Lake mayor Chris Beach held a launch event as the Liberal candidate for Cariboo-Prince George on March 28 but was ultimately rejected by the party as their candidate.
Though they have yet to appear on Elections Canada’s list of registered candidates, the Liberals say Clinton Emslie was acclaimed as their Cariboo-Prince George candidate and Peter Njenga was acclaimed as their candidate for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies.
Adjacent to both Prince George ridings is Skeena-Bulkley Valley, which covers roughly the northwestern quarter of BC.
Elections Canada lists three registered candidates for that riding: NDP incumbent Taylor Bachrach, Conservative candidate Ellis Ross — a former BC United MLA — and Christian Heritage Party leader Rod Taylor.
