Conservative Party platform 2026

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.

Conservative Party of BC Leader Lorne Doerkson today announced a plan to keep British Columbia’s emergency rooms open, recruit and retain more doctors and nurses, and launch an expert commission within 100 days to cut wait times.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5. Also posted: Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

Conservative Party of BC Leader Lorne Doerkson today announced a plan to keep British Columbia’s emergency rooms open, recruit and retain more doctors and nurses, and launch an expert commission within 100 days to cut wait times.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5. Also posted: Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

Conservative Party of BC Leader Lorne Doerkson today announced a plan to keep British Columbia’s emergency rooms open, recruit and retain more doctors and nurses, and launch an expert commission within 100 days to cut wait times.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

Doerkson committed to protecting health care funding and keeping BC’s system universal and publicly funded.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

It will hire and retain more doctors and nurses, support rural medical practices at risk of closing, and invest $50 million into an emergency fund, all while protecting current health care funding.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

It will hire and retain more doctors and nurses, support rural medical practices at risk of closing, and invest $50 million into an emergency fund, all while protecting current health care funding.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

It will train more doctors here in BC, bring home Canadians who studied medicine abroad, and speed up international credential recognition.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

It will train more doctors here in BC, bring home Canadians who studied medicine abroad, and speed up international credential recognition.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

It will train more doctors here in BC, bring home Canadians who studied medicine abroad, and speed up international credential recognition.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

Within its first 100 days, a Conservative government will launch an expert commission to bring proven solutions from other public systems to BC, while ensuring British Columbians never need anything more than their health card to get care.

conservativebc.ca: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5.

A Conservative Party of BC government will not cut health care.

conservativebc.ca: NDP Attack Ad Packs Multiple Falsehoods Into 30 seconds, October 3. Also posted: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5 · Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

Pass a 120 Day Permitting Act for major projects;

conservativebc.ca: BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29.

Harmonize BC’s permitting, approvals and consultation with the federal government’s Bill C-39, so that BC-led projects are approved within one year;

conservativebc.ca: BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29.

Invite foreign investors to Vancouver and make the case that British Columbia is the better place for their capital.

conservativebc.ca: BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29.

Doerkson reiterated his commitment to keeping American booze off British Columbian shelves.

conservativebc.ca: Conservatives to Remove PST from Canadian Alcohol, September 29.

“A Conservative government will keep U.S. liquor off of our shelves until this trade conflict is resolved.”

Reported by Surrey Now-Leader, not published by the party. Lorne Doerkson, Leader, quoted in Surrey Now-Leader report, September 29.

We will cut the red tape that has driven investment away, and deliver faster, more certain approvals so good projects get built on time.

conservativebc.ca: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28.

Lorne Doerkson, Leader of the Conservative Party of BC, committed today to remove the PST at the till on Canadian beer, wine and spirits. This commitment, as part of a broader plan to support a key sector of the BC economy impacted by US tariffs, will remain in place for the duration of Donald Trump’s trade war.

conservativebc.ca: Conservatives to Remove PST from Canadian Alcohol, September 29. Also posted: YouTube: LIVE: Cheers to No PST on Canadian beer, wine, and spirits, September 29 · Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

The plan will unlock the power and infrastructure the sector needs to grow, build a competitive and stable royalty framework, and bring back the companies that left BC under the NDP.

conservativebc.ca: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28.

Doerkson vows no new taxes on British Columbians throughout the entirety of his government after a decade of nonstop NDP tax raises on working families.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Party of BC Pledges No New Taxes on British Columbians, September 27. Also posted: Conservative Party of BC Respond to New Eby Doctor Tax, October 4 · Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

My government will treat energy as an urgent mission, and we will support projects with a strong business case for our communities alongside strong protections for our beautiful environment.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Party of BC Welcomes Designation of Pacific Link Pipeline, October 1.

As soon as I become Premier, I will ask for a trilateral working group between Alberta and Ottawa to ensure all such concerns are properly addressed.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Party of BC Welcomes Designation of Pacific Link Pipeline, October 1.

That’s why the Conservative Party of BC have developed a BC Energy Superpower Plan that will get our energy to market, doubling Natural Gas production by 2032, and tripling it by 2035.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Party of BC Welcomes Designation of Pacific Link Pipeline, October 1.

Designate the liquid-rich Montney Formation as a strategic provincial asset;

conservativebc.ca: BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29.

Work with the federal government to ensure B.C. gets credit for the global emissions reductions our low-carbon LNG delivers when it replaces coal and higher-emitting LNG in other countries.

conservativebc.ca: BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29.

More than double natural gas production by 2032 and more than triple it by 2035;

conservativebc.ca: BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29.

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: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28. Also posted: BC Conservatives Welcome LNG Canada Phase 2: We Will Treat Energy as an Urgent Mission, September 29 · Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

We will cut the red tape that has driven investment away, and deliver faster, more certain approvals so good projects get built on time.

conservativebc.ca: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28.

The plan will unlock the power and infrastructure the sector needs to grow, build a competitive and stable royalty framework, and bring back the companies that left BC under the NDP.

conservativebc.ca: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28.

The plan will unlock the power and infrastructure the sector needs to grow, build a competitive and stable royalty framework, and bring back the companies that left BC under the NDP.

conservativebc.ca: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28.

It will also put First Nations at the centre of this opportunity, with expanded ownership and true partnership.

conservativebc.ca: Make British Columbia an Energy Superpower, September 28.

In government, we will immediately implement the Protect Communities from Wildfire Action Plan so our province is prepared for next summer and families can face fire season with less fear.

conservativebc.ca: Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities, October 2.

Procure new firefighting aircraft, including waterbombers

conservativebc.ca: Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities, October 2. Also posted: Plan page, conservativebc.ca/plan.

Reduce dangerous forest fuels around communities;

conservativebc.ca: Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities, October 2.

Make prescribed fire easier to use without lowering safety standards;

conservativebc.ca: Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities, October 2.

Allow qualified firefighting resources to work more quickly during emergencies;

conservativebc.ca: Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities, October 2.

Create a dedicated fund to invest in early detection and prevention technologies.

conservativebc.ca: Fighting Wildfires. Protecting Communities, October 2.

“We will immediately establish a dedicated wildfire response cabinet committee, which I will personally chair,” Doerkson said. “Its mandate will be clear, cut through bureaucratic inertia, coordinate government resources and ensure British Columbia is fully prepared next summer.”

Reported by Global News, not published by the party. Lorne Doerkson, Leader, quoted in Global News report, October 2. Also posted: Sitka Media: Sitka Media report, October 2.

“We have to provide that, but SOGI has to be repealed.”

Reported by Surrey Now-Leader, not published by the party. Lorne Doerkson, Interim Leader, quoted in Surrey Now-Leader report, September 27.

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.

conservativebc.ca: Every Conservative Party of BC MLA Approved to Run as a Candidate, September 23.

The Conservative Party of BC is unveiling part of its platform today and announcing that, if elected, it will roll back the uncontrolled bloat at Metro Vancouver.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver, October 5.

A Conservative government will put Metro Vancouver back on track and refocus it on its core job: delivering necessary world-class services to residents efficiently.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver, October 5.

A Conservative government will apply a simple principle to reform: If another level of government is already doing it, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it. If it can be handled by two or three municipalities working together, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it. If it is being done, or can be done, by the private sector, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver, October 5.

A Conservative government will apply a simple principle to reform: If another level of government is already doing it, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it. If it can be handled by two or three municipalities working together, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it. If it is being done, or can be done, by the private sector, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver, October 5.

A Conservative government will apply a simple principle to reform: If another level of government is already doing it, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it. If it can be handled by two or three municipalities working together, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it. If it is being done, or can be done, by the private sector, Metro Vancouver shouldn’t be doing it.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver, October 5.

Housing, economic development, air quality and climate policy are already the responsibility of local governments and the province. These functions will be returned to the governments accountable for them, ending costly duplication.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver, October 5.

If elected, Conservatives will protect taxpayers by cutting the waste and keeping politics out of the utility.

conservativebc.ca: Conservative Platform: Delivering Essential Services and Cutting Waste at Metro Vancouver, October 5.