As a chaotic week in B.C. politics comes to an end, the election campaign is far from over. This weekend, hopeful provincial leaders were on the campaign trail across the province and here’s a look at what some parties are promising with just under a month to go until election night.

On Saturday, B.C. NDP leader David Eby made a campaign appearance at the UBC farmers market with his family. Eby did not take any questions from reporters – but he did allude to an announcement coming soon regarding the economy.

While it was a quiet day for the incumbent Premier, his party had announced nine candidates that are mostly running in ridings throughout the lower mainland. In a later news release, the B.C. NDP also took aim at OneBC’s platform, claiming it would raise the provinces already record high deficit. 

In response, a spokesperson for the party defended their plan by pointing to legislation passed by former Premier Gordon Cambell in 2001. A statement sent to CityNews reads in part, “OneBC’s proposed cuts the B.C. NDP are criticizing were similar tax cuts that got the province ‘back to a surplus’ during Campbell’s tenure.”

After a whirlwind week for Lorne Doerkson’s B.C. Conservatives, the province’s official opposition, were quiet on the campaign trail Saturday. Doerkson is expected to make a campaign announcement on Sunday. 

“David Eby has shown us that he does not have the ability to spend wisely, and he’s certainly driven us into a difficult decision,” said CentreBC’s leader, Elenore Sturko.

Following the departure of seven MLAs that defected from the B.C. Conservatives, only to rejoin the party once again, CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko says her party is ‘putting the final touches’ on a platform that she says will be unveiled soon. 

“We have a lot of things that are often negative when your campaigning, your always talking the failures of the previous government which there are plenty to talk about, but the exciting path is that we get to talk about solutions.”

Sturko says CentreBC remains a credible alternative for those who don’t have a political home. Sturko adds that affordability and fiscal responsibility are the main issues her party is focusing on. While Emily Lowan’s B.C. Greens continued their campaign stops on Vancouver Island with a stop in Sidney.