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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
The Interim BC Conservative Leader announced a plan to blow a $3 billion* hole in the budget, making health care cuts inevitable, as he continues to dodge questions about his plans.
Doerkson was directly asked by a reporter how much his tax plan would cost, but was unable to answer. His handlers did not allow...
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...
Eby to freeze car insurance rates for another three years
Interim Conservative leader finally confirmed his secret plan to jack up premiums
RICHMOND –David Eby has announced that drivers will benefit from three more years of frozen car insurance rates under the BC NDP plan to help working families with rising costs. This commitment builds on his pledges to cut gas...
“I would maybe not hazard a guess” and other highlights from Lorne Doerkson’s latest detail-free announcement
The Interim Conservative Leader convened reporters today to roll out another series of vague promises while dodging questions and denying follow-ups.
Even Doerkson’s secret letter to trial lawyers contained more details than the economic plan he announced today.
He provided:
No...
Doerkson confirms he made backroom promise to private interests while hiding it from British Columbians
After claiming twice yesterday that he had made “no promises” on car insurance – despite having made several explicit promises in a letter he sent on September 29th – Interim Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson retracted and apologized...
Statement from David Eby, BC NDP Leader, marking three years since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israelis
Three years ago, Hamas carried out a terrorist attack against Israel that killed close to 1,200 people, the deadliest attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust.
These were innocent Israelis just enjoying their lives. The grief and hurt from October 7 remain an open wound. We mourn the lives lost that day and...
BC NDP to double funding for public libraries
COURTENAY – BC NDP candidates Will Cole-Hamilton, Sara Lopez and Christine Boyle announced today that a re-elected BC NDP government will permanently double provincial funding for B.C.’s public libraries, from $14 million to $28 million a year.
“As families are squeezed by rising costs,...
Doerkson owes British Columbians answers on his secret car insurance scheme
Yesterday, Interim Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson tried to claim “there's been no promises made by me at all” on car insurance.
But his own signature on a letter to personal injury lawyers tells a different story, specifically committing to overhauling BC’s car insurance system within a...
Eby to support small businesses through the trade war
While Conservatives will cost you, BC NDP will protect local job creators
SURREY – Small businesses impacted by U.S. tariffs will be eligible for interest-free loans to help them get through Trump’s trade war under David Eby’s plan. The BC NDP will also introduce a new tax credit for businesses that...