All-candidates debate crowd resists voter and political fatigue
NANAIMO — You wouldn’t be able to tell the crowd at the first all-candidates debate Thursday night have already voted five times in the last two years.
The substantial crowd at the Beban Park Social Centre made their thoughts and concerns known throughout the debate, hosted by the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce. Supporters from all five parties cheered and jeered the messages shared by the candidates.
The first murmur from the crowd occured when Liberal candidate Michelle Corfield discussed the federal government’s climate action strategy.
“It’s not enough,” several supporters of other parties called throughout Corfield’s response.