BC leaders’ debate, Oct 14, 2026: said and published

Eby says he will increase the speculation and vacancy tax by one percentage point, from 1% to 2% for domestic speculators and from 4% to 5% for foreign speculators.

bcndp.ca: Eby to turn more empty condos into homes people can afford, September 25.

A BC Conservative government led by Lorne Doerkson will bring down the cost of building and buying a home so more homes get built and families can afford to live in them.

conservativebc.ca: STATEMENT FROM LEADER LORNE DOERKSON ON THE NDP’S HOUSING TAX PLAN, September 25.

Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13. Also posted: BC Greens Rights for Renters Policy Brief, September 29 · BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island, September 29.

Getting you an appointment in 24 hours: Expand same-day appointments, evening and weekend care through targeted incentives so people get care when they need it.

bcndp.ca: Eby’s plan includes more doctors and nurses, fast-tracking international graduates, October 9.

Improve access to mental health care by expanding psychiatric services, crisis response and residential treatment.

X, Lorne Doerkson’s own account: “A Conservative government will amend the Mental Health Act so police can get people like this into mandatory treatment, build the psychiatric and treatment beds so there is somewhere for them to go, hire 250 more police and 500 more RCMP officers for rural and regional communities, add 50 Crown prosecutors and work with Ottawa to fund 20 more judges, and publish the numbers on repeat offenders every year so you can see for yourself whether it’s working.”

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/safe-streets-for-bc: Safe Streets for BC, October 6. Also posted: Safe Streets For BC, October 6 · X, Lorne Doerkson’s own account: Nanaimo’s most prolific offender is back on the street, October 12.

Improve access to respite care and day programs, ensuring that at-home care services are available for both medical care and assistance with daily tasks.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13. Also posted: BC Greens Supporting Seniors Policy Brief, October 4 · BC Greens announce plan to support seniors, October 4.

Under Eby’s plan to protect British Columbians from rising costs, he will extend the freeze for three more years until spring 2030, which means that under the BC NDP, ICBC rates will have been frozen for a full decade.

bcndp.ca: Eby to freeze car insurance rates for another three years, October 8.

Low rates and justice for serious injuries in auto insurance. Compensate victims while keeping premiums low.

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/insurance: “Compensate victims while keeping premiums low.”

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan: Our Plan, conservativebc.ca/plan. Also posted: Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/insurance, October 7.

Support and continue the no-fault model for car crashes.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13.

The BC NDP will also hire 50 additional Crown prosecutors and dedicate a unit to focus on extortion, racketeering and gang violence.

bcndp.ca: Eby Targets Gangs, Guns and Extortion, October 14.

End street disorder by deploying more police to the hardest-hit neighbourhoods.

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/safe-streets-for-bc: Safe Streets for BC, October 6. Also posted: Safe Streets For BC, October 6.

Disband CRU-BC, the Critical Response Unit, a branch of the RCMP tasked with protecting industrial interests at the expense of public and Indigenous rights.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13.

“We’ll have more to say about how we’re going to be supporting communities but one of those pieces includes involuntary care here in the region, and we have been working with local government members to identify a location… that can be used immediately, that we don’t have to build up because that takes too long.”

Reported by Kelowna Capital News, not published by the party. David Eby, Leader, quoted in Kelowna Capital News report, October 2. Also posted: Global News report, October 2.

Introduce compassionate intervention so that people whose severe addiction, mental illness or brain injury are taken off the street and into care.

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/safe-streets-for-bc: Safe Streets for BC, October 6. Also posted: Safe Streets For BC, October 6.

Extend the Mobile Response Team’s psychosocial support, education, and training to peers working on the frontlines of the toxic drug crisis, ensuring that everyone impacted by critical incidents, such as overdoses, receives necessary support.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13.

Make the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund permanent, with $60 million in annual funding, including dedicated support to help tariff-impacted forestry mills modernize, protect jobs and reach new markets.

bcndp.ca: Eby pledges new B.C. shipyard, permanent manufacturing fund, October 13.

A Conservative Party of BC government will match Ottawa’s investment of up to $22.4 million to service 165 acres at Kelowna International Airport’s East Lands.

conservativebc.ca: Statement from Gavin Dew, Conservative Party of BC Candidate for Kelowna-Mission, October 13.

The stores will focus on providing BC farmers and planters with distribution and market access, while keeping costs on a basket of core goods 30% below market prices for consumers.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13.

Hiring incentive for young people: During the trade war, the Youth Hiring Tax Credit offers a $5,000 refundable tax credit for small businesses that hire a young person (aged 18–30) for their first full-time, 12-month job.

bcndp.ca: Eby to support small businesses through the trade war, October 7. Also posted: Statement on September Labour Force Survey, October 9.

We will cut provincial income taxes by $1,000 a year for nearly every working British Columbian and $2,000 for the average couple, providing much-needed relief to families struggling with the rising cost of living.

conservativebc.ca: “Conservative Party of BC Leader Lorne Doerkson announced his government will cut provincial income taxes by $1,000 a year for nearly every working British Columbian, and $2,000 for the average couple.”

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/conservatives-will-cut-your-taxes-by-1000: $1000 Tax Cut, October 8. Also posted: Conservatives Will Cut Your Taxes by $1,000, October 8 · David Eby Admits He Has No Plan for Growth, October 8 · YouTube: No new taxes. No tax increases. Just a tax cut, October 8.

Reform the film and TV tax credit to remove complications, ensure it enables and supports Canadian creatives, speeds up turnaround, and puts more local content in front of us.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13.

We will expand our investment in the Youth Climate Corps of BC, providing $4 million annually to scale up workforce development and training opportunities for young people across BC.

bcndp.ca: BC NDP will protect our province and planet, Conservatives will stall our progress by rolling back environmental protection, October 13.

We will double BC’s LNG production by 2032 and triple it by 2035.

conservativebc.ca: “Conservative Party of BC releases its ambitious plan to turn BC Into the energy superpower the world needs after a lost NDP decade, doubling LNG production by 2032, tripling by 2035”

conservativebc.ca: “More than double natural gas production by 2032 and more than triple it by 2035”

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/make-british-columbia-an-energy-superpower: “The BC Conservatives’ Energy Superpower Plan will get our province building again, doubling natural gas production by 2032 and tripling it by 2035, creating good-paying jobs, attracting billions in investment and generating new revenue for the services British Columbians rely on.”

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan: Our Plan, conservativebc.ca/plan. Also posted: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28 · BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29 · David Eby Admits He Has No Plan for Growth, October 8 · BC Energy Superpower Plan (PDF), September 28 · Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/make-british-columbia-an-energy-superpower, October 5.

Reduce emissions in the building sector by promoting conservation, efficiency and lower-carbon design and materials.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13.

If re-elected, the BC NDP will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross up to $20 million for people affected by this summer’s wildfires, especially to support those who are uninsured and underinsured.

bcndp.ca: BC NDP announces new support for wildfire-impacted families, including those uninsured, October 2.

Procure new firefighting aircraft, including waterbombers

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/fighting-wildfires-protecting-communities: Wildfire Action Plan, October 5. Also posted: Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities, October 2 · Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

Make the BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative permanent, supporting businesses and communities with climate-adaptation planning, training and funding, and strengthening emergency communications so visitors get clear, local information during wildfires and other disruptions.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13. Also posted: BC Greens Tourism Policy Brief, October 9.

But I do believe that SOGI has to be repealed.

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/safe-schools: Safe Schools, October 7.

Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition.

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13.

Capping electricity for new AI data centres: Maintaining BC Hydro’s firm limit on the amount of electricity available for new data centres and ensuring that only projects that meet the highest environmental standards are approved.

bcndp.ca: Eby’s plan protects B.C.’s natural spaces, funds climate action, October 10.

Enact a moratorium on the use of AI in classrooms from K-12 in order to develop a comprehensive response to AI in the classroom, and direction on safe, ethical use of AI with students. This includes protecting privacy, enforceable safeguards, digital literacy support for all educators, and working with the Federal Government to hold tech companies accountable for ensuring that systems are safe before they reach the classroom.

bcgreens.ca: “This includes protecting privacy, enforceable safeguards, digital literacy support for all educators, and working with the federal government to hold tech companies accountable for ensuring that systems are safe before they reach the classroom.”

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13. Also posted: BC Greens AI Safety Policy Brief, October 2 · BC Greens announce plan to regulate AI and hold Big Tech accountable, October 2.

Repeal DRIPA, Promote Economic Reconciliation

conservativebc.ca: “The Conservative Party of BC is united and will run on a clear plan to get the economy working for British Columbians, repeal DRIPA, and end the ideological politics that have divided communities across the province.”

Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan: Our Plan, conservativebc.ca/plan. Also posted: Every Conservative Party of BC MLA Approved to Run as a Candidate, September 23 · Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan/first-nations-dripa, October 7 · X, Lorne Doerkson’s own account: The NDP stalls, October 7.

Establish an expert advisory committee comprising specialists in Indigenous rights, DRIPA, and constitutional law.

bcgreens.ca: “Establish an expert advisory committee comprising specialists in Indigenous rights, DRIPA, and constitutional law. This committee will advise both the Legislative Assembly, through the Aboriginal Affairs Standing Committee, and Indigenous governments on legislative developments. Their advice will be made public.”

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13. Also posted: BC Greens Indigenous Rights Policy Brief, September 30 · BC Greens’ statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30.

Expand HandyDART and fight fraud and scams, while keeping government services open to people who’d rather talk to a human being.

X, Lorne Doerkson’s own account: Seniors built this province, October 9.

Within the first 100 days of being elected, introduce legislation to implement a proportional representation system for the 2030 election.

Plan page, bcgreens.ca/our-plan: “Deliver proportional representation legislation within the first 100 days.”

Platform, bcgreens.ca: Believe in Better (PDF), bcgreens.ca/our-plan, October 13. Also posted: Plan page, bcgreens.ca/our-plan.