# B.C. premier gambles on a snap election

https://mins.news/en/video/98281

- CBC News, 2026-10-13 15:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WmwoMu-WvI

> Premier David Eby has called a snap election, setting up back-to-back municipal and provincial votes that will keep B.C. voters busy over the next two weeks. CBC legislative reporter Katie DeRosa and CHEK News political correspondent Rob Shaw discuss how a new B.C. Conservative leader changed the race and what is at stake.

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