Dear editor,   

Big business and money interests seem to always manage to motivate conservatives into 鈥渦niting the right鈥� and not split their vote thus weaken their candidates鈥� chances of winning office.  

Perhaps progressive political parties and their electorates need to consistently behave likewise. 

B.C. experienced progressive-vote splitting between the center-left B.C. NDP and Green parties in the 2017 general provincial election, which almost saw the repeat re-election of an increasingly ethically-challenged conservative B.C. Liberal party government of 16 long years. 

Either way, each party leader needs to immediately inform British Columbians whether he/she, if elected, will place much more effective disincentives on investor-speculation in B.C.鈥檚 housing market which makes unaffordable housing even more expensive? 

Also, will he/she maintain the current provincial rent-hike limit, which many renters need more than ever?  

There鈥檚 an unprecedentedly high percentage of residents who must rent and who鈥檒l likely never make enough money to own their home here. Yet, I鈥檝e not heard or read any mainstream news media asking the parties鈥� leaders these perhaps most pertinent questions. 

Frank Sterle Jr. 

White Rock