B.C. voters get a look at their options in a pivotal debate before advance voting begins

Advance voting for the British Columbia election is set to begin Thursday on the heels of a pivotal leaders’ debate that was a prime opportunity to break a deadlock between the ruling NDP and their Conservative rivals, though political observers couldn’t identify an obvious winner.NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative Leader John Rustad traded predictable shots about issues and character in the 90-minute televised debate on Tuesday night. But the real battle was for undecided voters, many of whom were left without a political home after the abrupt collapse of the Official Opposition party, BC United, in late August.