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BC Conservative promise points again to healthcare cuts, higher costs
Today, Lorne Doerkson, Interim Leader of the BC Conservative Party, refused to answer a direct question today about the cost of his cut to PST revenues.
While Doerkson couldn’t answer a basic question about the cost, political commentators...
Doerkson’s three Langley candidates repeated Trump’s false attacks on Canada and personally attacked Carney for his trade war response
LANGLEY– Lorne Doerkson should direct his Langley candidates to retract personal attacks on Carney and their attempts to blame Canada for the trade war, says Langley-Willowbrook B.C. NDP Candidate Andrew Mercier.
Harman Banghu bashed Carney’s Davos speech earlier this year, calling him...
David Eby secures largest private sector investment in Canadian history
Conservatives would undermine Team Canada approach, put projects at risk with chaos
VANCOUVER – David Eby’s BC NDP has secured the largest private-sector investment in Canadian history with the final green light for LNG Canada’s expanded project. For years, the BC NDP worked closely with the federal...
BC Conservatives LNG plan out of step with reality
Today, the BC Conservative Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson pledged to expand LNG production in B.C., but his own targets fall well below the current pace of development.
Doerkson committed to tripling LNG production by 2035.
B.C. currently has five LNG projects either under construction or permitted and...
Eby to double critical mineral exports, expand Port of Prince Rupert
Conservative chaos, cuts put B.C.’s jobs plan at risk
PRINCE RUPERT – Today, David Eby started rolling out his plan to create jobs and grow paycheques, pledging to double critical‑mineral exports within five years and expand the Port of Prince Rupert.
“B.C. has an abundance of...
Doerkson changes his story again on leadership process
Today Interim Leader of the BC Conservatives Lorne Doerkson changed his story on his leadership yet again, contradicting his party's past acknowledgement that a constitutional change was needed, which requires a two-thirds vote of members at a General...
Experts highlight instability of B.C. Conservative leadership position as the party conjures bizarre legal scheme to address it
Yesterday, B.C. Conservative Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson acknowledged that the party’s far-right base would make the final call on party leadership – after British Columbians have voted.
Political scientist Hamish Telford called it a...
Doerkson’s first campaign commitment confirms healthcare to “take the brunt” of their cuts
Today, interim leader of the BC Conservatives, Lorne Doerkson falsely claimed that the BC NDP have “raised taxes against people that are least able to afford it. That has occurred more than 40 times.”
In fact, the typical working family with an income of $100,000 now pays $3,000 less in taxes under the B.C...
Doerkson asks British Columbians to gamble on party’s far right members
Today Interim Leader of the BC Conservatives Lorne Doerkson failed to coherently explain how he would overcome his party’s constitution preventing an Interim Leader from becoming the permanent Leader:
“Yeah, so it's my understanding that we would call leadership a race, but it could be years down the...
OneBC Platform would raise deficit by $10 billion, force massive cuts
OneBC’s reckless platformwould set British Columbia back and force people to pay the cost with massive cuts to healthcare and services.
Their plan to cut personal and corporate income taxes by 25% and slash the PST would blow a $10.6 billion hole in the provincial...
Eby to turn more empty condos into homes people can afford
New actions will crack down on speculators, developers leaving units vacant
BURNABY–David Eby has committed to take more action to crack down on speculators and developers who leave units vacant or unsold, turning them into homes British Columbians can afford.
“At a time when Trump’s trade war is...
B.C. Conservatives attempt to obscure the process required to make Lorne Doerkson the permanent leader of their party
B.C. Conservatives attempt to obscure the process required to make Lorne Doerkson the permanent leader of their party.
On Monday, Interim Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson was asked if he would be replaced if he won the election. He hedged:
“Uh, my feeling at this point is that I’m running for...