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CentreBC platform shows their conservative colours
Her party name may have changed, but Elenore Sturko’s fiscal conservatism hasn’t. The platform CentreBC released today is a plan for cuts to the services people rely on.
By CentreBC’s own numbers, their platform would add an additional $13.7 billion in operating spending over four years - and yet projects...
Statement from BC NDP Surrey City Centre candidate Amna Shah on racism within the BC Conservative party
“When Lorne Doerkson learned about his candidate Joachim Agou’s racist social media posts, he acted quickly. He said “‘There is no excuse for this. I will not tolerate it.’ But he has now been silent for more than 48 hours since Katy Merrifield’s anti-Islam social media posts came to light.
“This...
BC NDP will expand access to Louis Brier for Jewish seniors
Commitment builds on successful pilot program prioritizing Holocaust survivors at B.C.'s only Jewish long-term care home
VANCOUVER – A re-elected BC NDP will work with Vancouver Coastal Health and Louis Brier Home to ensure more Jewish seniors can access long-term care in a community that reflects...
BC NDP would put locals first with new ferry reservation pilot
POWELL RIVER – BC NDP leader David Eby, alongside Randene Neill, BC NDP candidate for Powell River–Sunshine Coast, announced today a locals-first ferry reservation pilot to help residents in coastal communities travel when they need to.
“Ferries are not a luxury for coastal communities,...
Eby calls on Doerkson to remove his top advisor after Islamophobic posts
The National Council of Canadian Muslims has issued a statement characterizing posts from BC Conservative Campaign Director Katy Merrifield’s as showing “a pattern of Islamophobic views.”
Merrifield posted “f*ck Islam. Defend Western...
Doerkson welcomes new climate change conspiracy theorist to Conservative slate
Interim Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson has added a new climate change denier to the conservative slate.
His Esquimalt-Colwood candidate Dave Johnston has posted or amplified climate change conspiracies at least a dozen times, including writing:
“Turns out the climate always changes with our without...
Eby’s plan protects B.C.’s natural spaces, funds climate action
Conservatives running climate change denying candidates, would put North Coast tanker ban at risk
COURTENAY – David Eby announced measures today to protect B.C.’s environment by cutting pollution and strengthening land, water, and old growth conservation. The plan will also enforce strict new water-use...
Seniors can’t afford Doerkson’s health care cuts
Lorne Doerkson announced another round of hundreds of millions in uncosted promises - without a plan to avoid the healthcare cuts that are becoming more inevitable every day.
Yesterday’s tax plan alone will cost at least $3 billion a year - including $200 million in tax breaks going to the wealthiest British...
Eby’s plan includes more doctors and nurses, fast-tracking international graduates
Doerkson’s tax scheme blows $3 billion/yr hole in budget, enough to hire 8,000 doctors
SURREY –David Eby’s primary care plan means more doctors and nurse practitioners and faster care for British Columbians. He has committed to opening new clinics, extending hours for same-day appointments, and training...
Statement on September Labour Force Survey
Adrian Dix, candidate for Vancouver - Renfrew issued the following statement:
“Across the country we are seeing the impact of Trump’s trade war with 68,000 jobs lost nationally. We need to continue to stand together as Team Canada and grow an economy that’s less dependent on the United...
Doerkson’s tax plan confirms cuts to health care, tax break for those at the top
Why this matters to you: The BC Conservatives released a ‘tax plan’ that experts say will blow a $2.5 - 4B hole in the provincial budget. With their proposed plan, BC would lose the equivalent of funding for up to 8,000 doctors working in our healthcare system. The BC Conservatives’ plan would offer a tax cut,...
B.C. NDP calls out racism from Doerkson’s Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate
Why this matters to you: BC Conservatives greenlit candidates with extreme views to run in ridings across the province. While Doerkson dropped the Beacon Hill candidate, this is not an isolated incident. The BC Conservatives have approved candidates with racist, pro-Trump, anti-LGBTQ2+ and anti-vax views and did not...