Polls close 8 p.m. Oct. 24. (Elections BC/Twitter)

Polls close 8 p.m. Oct. 24. (Elections BC/Twitter)

Langley candidates reflect on COVID-era election and community

Langley Advance Times asked questions not about policies or party platforms

  • Oct. 24, 2020 12:00 a.m.

With campaigning behind them, we asked candidates in the Langley East riding to share their experience of running in this COVID-era election and what they have learned about their community.

See our invitation to them and their responses below.

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Dear candidates,

As the campaign winds to a close, we wanted to ask you a few questions that are not about policies and party platforms, but about what you’ve experienced during this highly unusual COVID-era run for office. Please feel free to respond with a few sentences, and we’ll share your answers with our readers on election night before the polls close. Deadline for submissions is noon Friday (Oct. 23).

Question 1: What was the biggest challenge for you campaigning under COVID-19 restrictions?

Question 2: What was the most unexpected positive of this campaign for you personally?

Question 3: Tell us something you learned about your community during this campaign.

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  • BC Conservative candidate Shelly Jan:

No response.

  • BC Green candidate Bill Masse:

No response.

  • BC NDP candidate Andrew Mercier:

No response.

  • BC Liberal candidate Mary Polak:

Question 1: What was the biggest challenge for you campaigning under COVID-19 restrictions?

Lack of contact with voters through live events

Question 2: What was the most unexpected positive of this campaign for you personally?

The new supporters who came on board for this campaign

Question 3: Tell us something you learned about your community during this campaign.

How few people still have land lines!


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