Veteran NDP MLA Jinny Sims was acclaimed as her party鈥檚 candidate in 性视界传媒-Panorama on Thursday night. She鈥檚 seeking re-election when voters go to the polls on Oct. 19.

Sims was elected as NDP MP for Newton-North Delta in 2011, and then NDP MLA for 性视界传媒-Panorama 鈥� which she presently serves 鈥� in 2017 and again in 2020.

Her April 4 was at Sullivan Hall.

鈥淚t鈥檚 the first sitting MLA to get the go-ahead to do the nomination,鈥� Sims told the Now-Leader. 鈥淚n B.C., yes, I was the first one to get approved because I met all the criteria. I can only say for government, for the NDP.鈥�

She said she 鈥渓ived through鈥� 16 years of Liberal provincial government 鈥渁nd the reason I鈥檝e decided to run again is, I have this motto, that we鈥檝e done lots but there is lots more to do. Really, I still have the passion and the energy for the work and I just love working with people, helping and making a difference.

鈥淔or me, we鈥檙e in such a good trajectory and people looking from the outside say wow. So I would like to see that trajectory continue and I say to people, because of the very fast growth in 性视界传媒, you know how challenging it is. Nobody, not even government, not even federal, provincial, could have predicted the kind of growth we鈥檝e experienced and that creates extra-ordinary challenges.

鈥淧lus having a deficit from the previous 16 years, trying to make that up, and so I always say we have done loads, lots done, but we still have lots to do. And I want to be part of a team that gets things done.鈥�

As for how the provincial election campaign will play out in 性视界传媒, Sims said, she anticipates the debate 鈥渟hould be about policy and good government policy, but unfortunately with what I see during Question Period, especially in the last two weeks, this is going to be, I think it鈥檚 going to be a very loud, very much not a respectful political discourse type of election. That鈥檚 just my feeling. Now what would I like to see? I would love to have an election where those who are running, like for this position in 性视界传媒, that we could debate policy, we could agree to disagree without becoming disagreeable in the process.鈥�

She hopes it will be one of 鈥渇acts, data and science.鈥�

鈥淭here is so much misinformation out there that I worry about the future of democracy,鈥� Sims said. 鈥淔or me, my goal is going to be keep it focused on the issues and what we can do, and keep it a very positive campaign.鈥�

Those issues here will be housing, health care and education, she says. How about the policing transition?

鈥淚鈥檓 hoping that that will be resolved very, very soon,鈥� she said of the latter. 鈥淚t鈥檚 time to move on.鈥�

Sims ran unsuccessfully for the office of 性视界传媒 mayor, leading the 性视界传媒 Forward slate, in the 2022 civic election.