British Columbia shaken by election campaign rife with backstabbing

Voters in Canada province will go to polls in October with climate policies and Indigenous rights at stake

Canada's westernmost province has been gripped by a chaotic provincial election campaign, rife with political backstabbing, abrupt resignations and unexpected allegiances.

And as an unpopular premier squares off against a climate crisis skeptic, the October vote could have profound consequences for British Columbia, a province seen as the vanguard for progressive climate policy.