The three party leaders whose political fortunes will be decided on Saturday — or later when mail-in balltos are counted. It all depends on how close a contest it is. From left to right: Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson and NDP Leader John Horgan. (CBC)
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In election years past, party leaders and their candidates spoke in rooms filled with supporters on a daily basis. Shaking hands, hugging and large town hall events are off the table for this election. Instead, political leaders pivoted to much smaller events, most of them outdoors or in large open rooms.
As voters head to the polls for the B.C provincial election, here are some of the highlights from the leaders campaigns.
Premier John Horgan announces a a fall election as he speaks during a news conference in Langford, B.C., on Monday Sep. 21, 2020. (Chad Hipolito/Canadian Press)
The wind catches B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson's face mask as he puts it back on after speaking at a campaign stop outside The Wesbrooke seniors' retirement home, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau pauses in front of the "Lightshed" art installation, a tiny house on stilts by Liz Magor, during a campaign stop on the seawall in Coal Harbour, in Vancouver, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson meets dogs during a campaign stop at a doggie daycare and pet supply store, in Port Moody, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
NDP Leader John Horgan, centre, speaks during a physically distanced outdoor discussion with former post-secondary students and local NDP candidates, during a campaign stop outside Langara College, in Vancouver, on Thursday, Oct, 1, 2020. Pictured with him from left to right are; candidate Tesicca Truong, former students Phoebe Lo Patigdas and Zahid Ali and candidate Brenda Bailey. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson is silhouetted as he leaves a campaign stop at a rental apartment building, in North Vancouver, on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson visits a construction site in Vancouver during the British Columbia election campaign in Vancouver, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson gestures during a campaign stop at an indoor soccer facility in Surrey, B.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
NDP Leader John Horgan listens during a campaign stop, as an advertisement for ketchup plays on a large video screen outside B.C. Place stadium, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Students in a classroom react as NDP Leader John Horgan comes over to their window to take a selfie before making an announcement, during a campaign stop in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
NDP Leader John Horgan arrives by boat to Granville Island to take part in some main-streeting during the provincial election in Vancouver, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson is reflected in a mirror as he makes an announcement at a woman’s clothing store during an election campaign stop in Delta, B.C., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Workers listen as NDP Leader John Horgan speaks during a campaign stop at Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver B.C., on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
BC Liberals leader Andrew Wilkinson campaigns at Bee Haven Childcare centre in North Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday October 89, 2020. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
NDP leader John Horgan campaigns at a NDP election office in Burnaby, British Columbia on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
NDP Leader John Horgan, right to left, Green leader Sonia Furstenau and Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson take part in a debate at the Chan Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Oct.13, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau arrives to announce her party’s election platform in New Westminster, B.C., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson speaks during a drive-in car rally campaign stop at a tour bus operator, in Delta, B.C., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Bailey the dog looks on as Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson speaks during a media availability in in Pitt Meadows, B.C. Monday, October 19, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
NDP Leader John Horgan compares shoe size with Coquitlam-Maillardville candidate Selina Robinson following a seniors round table in Coquitlam, B.C., Tuesday, October 20, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau is seen as she leaves a media event during a campaign stop in West Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
NDP Leader John Horgan pretends to elbow bump a statue as he main streets in Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, October 21, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson speaks during a campaign rally at a pumpkin patch, in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau campaigns with supporters in Duncan, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Chad Hipolito/Canadian Press)
