Wasp stings David Eby during campaign event

British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby was briefly upstaged by a wasp Thursday that got caught in his shirt and stung him during a news conference.

Eby was delivering remarks in Chilliwack while on the election campaign trail when the insect interrupted him, prompting him to swat at his neck and identify it as a "bug."

But moments later he was apparently stung, scrunching up his face in a grimace as he told reporters it was a bee that had made its way down his collar.

WATCH | Eby's wasp encounter: 

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby stung by wasp during news conference

3 months ago

Duration 0:45

British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby was upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference.

In fact, it was a wasp that Eby eventually flung to the ground where it was later stepped on by a member of his staff.

The interruption was reminiscent of a moment in 2022 when Ontario Premier Doug Ford accidentally swallowed a bee during a news conference.

Eby said he was fine after being stung, but the encounter was probably "fatal" for the insect.

"The bee is not gonna make it," he said.

After the event, the B.C. NDP sent out a campaign email referring to their party leader as "David E-bee."

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