David Eby says some Conservatives want BC as US protectorate
BC's NDP leader announced new procurement rules favouring Canadian products.
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NDP Leader David Eby creates social media reel after announcing a health-care plan to recruit workers from the U.S. at Peace Arch Provincial Park in Surrey, British Columbia, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Nav Rahi/CBC)
Photograph: CBC News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- New Democrat Leader David Eby stated that some members of the Conservative Opposition want to make British Columbia a protectorate of the United States.
- Eby criticised interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson for not reining in party members with MAGA-style ideologies.
- Eby announced new procurement rules requiring ministries, Crown agencies and health authorities to use products from B.C. and Canada for public infrastructure projects.
- The new procurement rules would apply to the North Coast Transmission Line, ensuring Canadian steel is used in 70 per cent of Phase 1 and 100 per cent in Phase 2.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 14 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
41/100
15 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 14 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
New Democrat Leader David Eby stated that some members of the Conservative Opposition want to make British Columbia a protectorate of the United States. Eby criticised interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson for not reining in party members with MAGA-style ideologies. Eby also criticised Conservative caucus members for meeting with U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra.
Eby announced new procurement rules requiring ministries, Crown agencies and health authorities to use products from B.C. and Canada when building public infrastructure projects. He stated that the province needs to be its own best customer. The new approach would apply to the North Coast Transmission Line, ensuring Canadian steel is used in 70 per cent of Phase 1 and 100 per cent in Phase 2.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the left or centre-rated reports mentioned any specific cost estimates for the new procurement rules or the North Coast Transmission Line project.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 24 Sept 2026, 21:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
13 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports led on David Eby's accusation that some Conservative Opposition members want to make British Columbia a protectorate of the United States. They reported Eby's criticism of interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson for not reining in party members with MAGA-style ideologies and for Conservative caucus members meeting with U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra. The left-rated reports also detailed Eby's announcement of new procurement rules for public infrastructure projects, specifying that Canadian steel would be used in 70 per cent of Phase 1 and 100 per cent of Phase 2 of the North Coast Transmission Line.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report led on David Eby's statement that some members of the Conservative Opposition want to make British Columbia a protectorate of the United States. It reported Eby's criticism of interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson for not reining in party members with MAGA-style ideologies and for Conservative caucus members meeting with U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra. The report also detailed Eby's announcement of new procurement rules requiring ministries, Crown agencies and health authorities to use products from B.C. and Canada for public infrastructure projects, noting that Canadian steel would be used in 70 per cent of Phase 1 and 100 per cent in Phase 2 of the North Coast Transmission Line.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover David Eby says some Conservatives want BC as US protectorate?
- Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 93% are rated left, 7% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is David Eby says some Conservatives want BC as US protectorate left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 93% of the 14 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of David Eby says some Conservatives want BC as US protectorate biased?
- David Eby says some Conservatives want BC as US protectorate is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting David Eby says some Conservatives want BC as US protectorate?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered David Eby says some Conservatives want BC as US protectorate?
- 15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did David Eby accuse the Conservative Opposition of wanting?
- New Democrat Leader David Eby stated that some members of the Conservative Opposition have a vision to make British Columbia a protectorate of the United States. He also criticised their leader, Lorne Doerkson, for not reining in party members with MAGA-style ideologies.
- What new procurement rules did David Eby announce?
- David Eby announced new rules requiring ministries, Crown agencies, and health authorities to use products from B.C. and Canada for public infrastructure projects. This policy would ensure Canadian steel is used in 70 per cent of Phase 1 and 100 per cent of Phase 2 of the North Coast Transmission Line.
- Did any right-rated outlets cover this story?
- No right-rated outlets covered this story among the reports provided. The coverage analysed came from left and centre-rated outlets, as well as one unrated outlet.
Read it at the source
15 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
13- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
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- NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
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- ANALYSIS | Why David Eby is seemingly running for re-election against Donald Trump (opens CBC News in a new tab)
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Centre
1Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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