Conservative candidate in serious condition after car accident

Derek Zeisman, the conservative candidate for the B.C. southern interior was injured in a car accident on the way from Trail to Castlegar last night. He is unconcious and in serious condition.
I fucking knew something like this would happen in a winter election.
Zeisman is in one of the nation's tightest ridings, last time the cons one over the NDP by a mere 600 votes.

I'm not a conservative supporter by any means, but that poor man... those highways are so treacherous this time of year. And I'll be going to the Okanagan on Saturday...

Anyway, I hope he is okay. They have very good hospitals in the interior.

I am in his riding, would not be voting for him but want to wish him a full recovery. This is something that no one would wish on any of the candidates.

I agree, HEyHEY, about feeling something like this would happen because of the call for a winter election which, imo, was not necessary.

He has a broken pelvis and multiple leg fractures but is expected to fully recover, thank goodness. He will have surrogates do the footwork for him until he is able to participate himself. I am glad to see there was no greater injury. It seems both vehicles erupted in flames but both he and the other drivers were pulled from their vehicles just prior to the fire, according to my local paper.

We'll be lucky to get through this winter election without another serious injury to a candidate -- or worse. So many of the candidates in rural or remote ridings have to travel extensively, by plane or car, in horrendous weather conditions. And when one considers the campaign workers as well .... icy sidewalks, hypothermia ...

A lot of people helping out with the campaigns -- and the Elections Canada staff too -- are getting up there in years. Our riding is lucky and has mild west-coast conditions, but I really worry about people slipping and falling during literature distribution (it can be dangerous enough going up and down hundreds of stairs during the rest of the year, and I'm still young).

I am working for the NDP this time around, but wish Mr. Zeisman and his team all the best. It could have been any of us. I guess there's no way of postponing the voting in that particular riding, until he's feeling better? It would be unfortunate if the pressures of the campaign interfered with his recovery.