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title: "Eby ends BC campaign saying Doerkson would hand control to party's extreme members"
description: "On the last full day of campaigning before voting day, NDP leader David Eby said Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson would let the more extreme members of his party take power, and acknowledged voters were frustrated by his decision to call an early election."
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NDP leader [David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby) said Friday that Conservative leader [Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson) would let the more extreme members of his party take power, in the final day of campaigning before Saturday's vote. Eby also acknowledged that voters were "surprised and frustrated" by his decision to call an early election.

The Globe and Mail reported Eby's remarks from a campaign stop in Surrey, where both leaders have spent much of the final week of the election. Eby called Doerkson a "Trojan horse" for what he described as the more extreme elements of the Conservative Party, and said British Columbians may think they know what they are getting with Doerkson, but Doerkson may not even remain as party leader after the election.

## Eby on the early election call

Eby told reporters he wished he had been clearer about the reasons for calling the election two years ahead of schedule. He said he should have been more direct about the state of the legislature, where the NDP held a one-seat majority that he described as "stalled." He acknowledged that voters were "surprised and frustrated" when he called the vote.

When Eby called the election, he said it was needed to respond to the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump. He returned to that framing on Friday as well.

## Doerkson on the last day

Doerkson was campaigning in Eby's home riding of Vancouver-Point Grey on Friday. He had no availability with reporters, which The Globe and Mail described as being the case for at least the third day that week.

On Thursday night, Doerkson held a campaign rally in Surrey. Former BC premier Christy Clark attended and endorsed him. Surrey mayor-elect Doug McCallum, who won the Surrey municipal election on October 17, also appeared and endorsed Doerkson as the province's next premier.

Friday is the last full day of campaigning before general voting day on Saturday, October 24. You can find your voting place at elections.bc.ca. Polls close at 8 p.m. Pacific time.

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