While no election is formally underway in B.C., political attack ads are already flying fast and furiously, aiming at both the federal and provincial levels.
As BC United seeks to fend off a challenge from the right, it's turning its sights on what it considers to be extreme right-wing candidates running for the BC Conservatives.
With the BC Conservatives polling well ahead of BC United and talks of a merger now in the dustbin, the moves have spurred speculation there may yet be more defections to come.