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Christian Heritage platform
Platform published “Platform Priorities”
117 commitments
Communist platform
Platform published “Our Platform”
136 commitments
CanWest platform
Platform published “Our platform”
14 commitments
Freedom platform
Plan published “Our Platform”
39 commitments
Libertarian platform
Platform published “2026 Platform”
202 commitments
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By issue
Housing
No commitment published: CanWest
Christian Heritage
Speed up housing approvals
Reduce unnecessary government-imposed construction costs
Use suitable public land to help British Columbians build homes they can afford
8 more from Christian Heritage
Identify serviced or serviceable Crown and other public lands suited to new housing near existing communities
Use long term leases and partnerships to lower housing’s land cost, protecting the public’s long-term interest
Use structured land releases to lower housing’s land cost, protecting the public’s long-term interest
Prioritize homes for working families, seniors, young people and people already living and working in BC
Fast track approvals where infrastructure allows, with clear environmental, community and property protections
Require public land housing projects to publish measurable targets for homes built and final cost
Require public land housing projects to publish measurable targets for affordability and completion time
Require public land housing projects to publish measurable targets for taxpayer contribution
Communist
Expand production of value-added wood products and other building materials for public housing construction
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
End housing speculation
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Immediately establish vacancy controls which tie rents to the unit
Immediately establish vacancy controls which tie rents to the unit.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
9 more from Communist
Legislate to limit rents to 20% of household income
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Build 100,000 units of new renovated social and low-income public housing
Build 100,000 units of new renovated social and low-income public housing.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Support expansion of modular housing
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Prohibit renovictions, demovictions and economic/no-fault evictions
Prevent eviction or foreclosure because of unemployment, strikes or lockouts
Stop encampment clearing until permanent housing is available
Expropriate units that sit empty for more than two years for use as social housing
Expropriate units that sit empty for more than two years for use as social housing.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Provide safe spaces and housing to people escaping misogyny and domestic violence
Provide safe and secure housing for all
CanWest
Freedom
Make BC housing affordable again for BC residents
BC housing will be made affordable again for BC residents, currently our youth have no hope.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
End the “housing fraud perpetrated on British Columbians” by federal, provincial and municipal governments
End foreign ownership of BC housing and agricultural land until further notice
End foreign ownership of BC housing and agricultural land until further notice.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
1 more from Freedom
Put the federal government on notice to house “all the new people they send to BC”
Libertarian
Rent controls must be eased
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Zoning laws must be eased
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Lift some of the red tape builders must go through before breaking ground
Lift some of the red tape builders must go through before breaking ground.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
22 more from Libertarian
End the Speculation Tax
End the Empty Homes Tax
End the new Home-Flipping Tax
Stand against money laundering through real estate
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Phase out rental-assistance programmes “that drive up prices”
Phase out rental-assistance programmes that drive up prices.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Adjust the Residential Tenancy Act to make investing in rental properties more desirable
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Adjust the Residential Tenancy Act to make renting space in primary residences more desirable
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Mandate, under the Municipal Act, that all local governments simplify zoning to seven categories
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Make it easier for high-rise builders to compensate nearby residents who feel a loss of pleasure
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
End the additional school tax
Bar numbered companies from owning local real estate
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Names of people and corporations must be associated with real estate
Names of people and corporations must be associated with real-estate.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Revisit the BC Building Code to make it easier to navigate
Revisit the BC Building Code so it falls in line with the Federal Building Code
The Building Code should solely focus on safety measures
Pause the BC Energy Step Code immediately
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Advocate for a simplification of complicated regulations through the Province’s influence on local governments
Eliminate provincial affordable housing subsidies, saving an estimated $500 million annually
Encourage municipalities to offer extra Floor Space Ratio for rental only buildings
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Put property owners “back in the driver’s seat” under the tenancy laws
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Legalize using vacant industrial buildings for temporary housing, rented or bought by voluntary transaction
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Work with local non-profit shelters to create short-term housing options
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Health care
Christian Heritage
Prioritize timely medical care, mental health care, home care and quality palliative care
Timely access to quality medical care, mental health care and treatment should precede offering assisted death
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Timely access to pain management, hospice, disability supports and palliative care should precede offering assisted death
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
14 more from Christian Heritage
Ensure proper informed consent before assisted death
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Reduce unnecessary administration in health care
Direct more funding and resources to front line care
Establish an independent MAID oversight body, separate from the Ministry and health authorities
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Give the MAID oversight body authority to audit cases, investigate complaints and identify safeguard failures
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Have the MAID oversight body report directly and publicly on its findings
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Require complete, accurate and transparent reporting on MAID cases, compliance with safeguards and complaints
Include disputed consent and referrals for investigation in required MAID reporting
Include availability of alternative care and provincial MAID spending in required MAID reporting
Create a clear process for patients, families, health professionals and whistleblowers to raise MAID concerns
MAID should never be promoted in place of unavailable medical, mental health, disability or palliative care
Protect conscience rights for health professionals and institutions
Protect conscience rights for health professionals and institutions.
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
End medical transition of minors through puberty blockers, cross sex hormones or sex reassignment procedures
Children distressed about their sex should receive support without irreversible medical intervention
Communist
Demand that federal and provincial governments fully provide pharmacare, optical and dental care
Stop the “erosion” of public healthcare through P3 (private-public partnership) private contracting
Stop the erosion of public healthcare through P3 private contracting.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Prioritize the expansion of hospital beds
12 more from Communist
Prioritize the reduction of surgery wait times
Prioritize the training of family physicians and nursing staff
Improve conditions in long-term care homes
Give paramedics regular pay, not “standby pay”
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
End any moves to expand for-profit virtual care and long-term care
End any moves to subcontract healthcare services
“Properly” fund hospitals to end emergency room closures
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Ensure every family has access to a family physician
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Give incentives for healthcare students from northern and isolated areas to practice in their home communities
Provide a streamlined avenue for low-income healthcare students to study medicine in Canada or abroad
Protect and expand access to gender-affirming healthcare for trans people
Protect and expand access to gender-affirming healthcare for trans people.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Expand timely access to mental health services and long term recovery support programs
CanWest
Improve health services
Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm: The party’s programme at its news conference of March 29, 2026, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Shorten patients’ wait times
Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm: The party’s programme at its news conference of March 29, 2026, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Freedom
Ensure young children are not “manipulated into consenting for sex change surgeries” and puberty blockers
Give BC residents full autonomy over their bodies
Rehire, with an apology, all employees terminated due to Covid policy
All employees terminated due to COVID policy will be re-hired with apology.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
4 more from Freedom
Rescind Bill 36
Investigate the federal and BC governments for “harming British Columbians’ health”
Allow no vaccine passports
Libertarian
Measures must be taken, through legislation, to avoid future lockdowns by government
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Pandemic Response: Lockdowns and Mandates Revisited, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Increase the threshold for calling a provincial State of Emergency
26 more from Libertarian
Replace any remaining mask or vaccine mandates in public services with recommendations
Families who do not want added shots should not be limited in their access to society
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Pandemic Response: Lockdowns and Mandates Revisited, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Create a commission to revisit the entire government reaction to the pandemic
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Pandemic Response: Lockdowns and Mandates Revisited, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Have the commission look for violations of British Columbians’ rights and withheld information
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Pandemic Response: Lockdowns and Mandates Revisited, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Force politicians and bureaucrats to answer in a tribunal setting for “wrongs done to B.C. families”
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Pandemic Response: Lockdowns and Mandates Revisited, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Revisit the Public Health Act, specifically the sections giving emergency powers
Threshold to suspend free movement, business operation or social gathering needs to be “drastically” increased
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Pandemic Response: Lockdowns and Mandates Revisited, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Reduce healthcare administration costs without reducing delivery expenditures
Use legislation to ensure transparency in healthcare pricing
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Reduce health administration expenses by $125 million annually over a ten year period
Make no change to universal health coverage compared to what is currently covered
Do all in its legal power to reverse previous court decisions on the Cambie Surgery Centre
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Let Dr. Brian Day’s Cambie Surgery Centre case proceed through the courts to the federal level
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Encourage charitable hospital societies and municipalities to jointly buy and operate BC’s largest hospitals
Put the needs of patients and their families first in all legislative decisions
Protect charter rights in all legislative decisions
Maintain the existing multiple payer system for total health care costs
Maintain existing multiple payer system for total health care costs
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Legalise private healthcare delivery options for all British Columbians
Promote preventative, primary, and long term care
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Apply the Chaoulli v. Quebec ruling in BC
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Remove any existing government legal opposition in the Cambie Surgeries Corporation court case
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Promote the Chaoulli v. Quebec interpretation moving through the courts
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Defend that interpretation of Chaoulli v. Quebec against any federal protestations
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Channel more patients to long-term care
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Introduce a floating public fee schedule that reacts in real-time to supply and demand
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Encourage outcome-based compensation models that reward medical professionals partly on patient outcomes
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Restore Patient Choice in Healthcare, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Cost of living
No commitment published: CanWest, Freedom
Christian Heritage
Lower the cost of living and leave more money with families
Lower the cost of living and leave more money with families.
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Reduce unnecessary taxes that raise the price of housing, fuel, utilities, groceries and essentials
Reduce unnecessary government fees that raise the price of housing, fuel, utilities, groceries and essentials
2 more from Christian Heritage
Reduce unnecessary regulatory costs that raise the price of housing, fuel, utilities, groceries and essentials
Reduce unnecessary financial pressure on working and single income families
Reduce unnecessary financial pressure on working and single income families.
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Communist
Raise the BC minimum wage to $30, fully adjusted to annual inflation rates
Raise BC minimum wage to $30, fully adjusted to annual inflation rates.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Raise social assistance and disability rates by 100%
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Implement a Guaranteed Annual Livable Income
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
CanWest
Freedom
Libertarian
Convert ICBC’s basic and optional insurance business into a member owned and operated co-operative
Return driver licensing and vehicle registration to the provincial government, with regional offices
Wind down ICBC’s administration and executive bureaucracy
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: End ICBC’s Monopoly, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
19 more from Libertarian
Sell ICBC’s head office at Lonsdale Quay to pay off ICBC liabilities and provincial debt
Review ICBC’s fines schedule and collections practices in full
Negotiate the transfer of ICBC fines administration to municipalities
Allow every British Columbian to buy any form of auto insurance from any provider
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: End ICBC’s Monopoly, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Repeal the Insurance Corporation Act and replace it with the Temporary Co-operative Insurance Act
Strip the BC Utilities Commission of its role in setting the basic insurance tariff
Reduce the BC Utilities Commission’s budget commensurately
Have the Financial Institutions Commission regulate auto insurers, with its budget increased
Let ICBC members vote on and implement member-recommended changes during a transition period
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: End ICBC’s Monopoly, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Permit technologies that enable “group buying” or small cooperatives of friends and family insuring each other
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: End ICBC’s Monopoly, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Repeal Bill 11 of 2020, which brought in Enhanced Care Coverage, also known as No-Fault
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: End ICBC’s Monopoly, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Create legislation allowing the gig economy to exist outside minimum wage laws
Create legislation to allow for the Gig Economy to exist outside of regressive Minimum Wage Laws.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Introduce a lifetime limit of five years on training and jobs assistance
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Reform Social Assistance, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Introduce a lifetime limit of three years for income assistance
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Reform Social Assistance, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Apply “cashless welfare” when those lifetime limits are reached
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Reform Social Assistance, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Extend cashless welfare to any parent who has additional children while receiving a benefit
Place cashless welfare benefits on a debit card usable only for specific purposes
Adjust income tax categories so welfare recipients can start work without an immediate 100% benefit clawback
Let participating employers pay less than minimum wage for a six-month probationary period
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Public safety
Christian Heritage
Strengthen protections against “the sexualization and exploitation of children”
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Enforce clear professional boundaries for adults in positions of trust
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Restore accountability and make communities safe
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
9 more from Christian Heritage
Focus police, prosecutors and corrections resources on violent and repeat offenders
Strengthen BC prosecution and enforcement
Press Ottawa for tougher bail laws where federal Criminal Code changes are required
Better coordinate police, Crown prosecutors, corrections, mental health services and addiction treatment
Target criminals, not law-abiding firearms owners
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
BC should not participate in federal confiscation or buyback programs targeting legally acquired firearms
Protect lawful firearms owners from unnecessary provincial restrictions
Maintain strong penalties for criminal misuse, trafficking and illegal possession of firearms
Provincial public safety resources should focus on violent offenders, gangs, smuggling and illegal firearms
Communist
Reduce police spending
Remove the provincial authority to order municipalities to increase policing budgets
Place the police under public oversight and democratic control
Place the police under public oversight and democratic control.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
2 more from Communist
Disband the BC government’s RCMP “Critical Response Unit” (“Community-Industry Response Group”)
End injunctions and charges against environmentalists
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
CanWest
Promote community safety
Plan page, canwestparty.ca: Our platform, canwestparty.ca. Also posted: Plan page, canwestparty.ca/mission.htm · Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Freedom
Explore the benefits of a British Columbia Provincial Police over the RCMP and municipal police forces
Make sure the RCMP does not enforce “the Federal Government’s agenda” on British Columbians’ freedoms
Ensure legal firearm owners are not “harassed or marginalized” in British Columbia
1 more from Freedom
Bar the federal government from disarming “law abiding citizens”
Federal Government will not be allowed to disarm law abiding citizens.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
Libertarian
Back civil forfeiture reforms such as requiring a criminal conviction before property is forfeited
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted September 3, 2024), September 26.
Support local law enforcement to keep streets clear and the “criminal element” at bay
Support local law enforcement to keep streets clear and criminal element at bay.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
There is the need to increase a police presence to keep streets safe
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
2 more from Libertarian
Mandate city police departments, through the Solicitor General, to prevent tent cities from escalating
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Prosecute those who resist relocation or consistently disrespect property rights and create safety concerns
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Drugs and addiction
No commitment published: Freedom
Christian Heritage
Recovery should be the goal, not “permanent management or enabling of addiction”
Recovery should be the goal, not permanent management or enabling of addiction.
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Expand detox, residential treatment, psychiatric care and long-term recovery
Expand detox, residential treatment, psychiatric care and long-term recovery.
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Create a clear pathway from crisis to detox, treatment, supportive housing, employment and independence
2 more from Christian Heritage
Use involuntary admission, if legally warranted, when severe mental illness, psychosis or addiction makes self-care impossible
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Stop accepting sidewalks, tents, emergency rooms and jails as substitutes for treatment
Communist
Demand that federal and provincial governments fully provide mental health and addiction rehabilitation
End the “war on drugs”
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Act on Provincial Health Officer and BC Coroners Service recommendations to decriminalize illicit drugs
6 more from Communist
Act on Provincial Health Officer and BC Coroners Service recommendations to expand the Safer Supply program
Repeal the legislation criminalizing drug use in public spaces
Repeal the NDP’s fear-mongering legislation criminalizing drug use in public spaces.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Use evidence-based harm reduction approaches
Create a permanent, safe, legal and regulated supply of drugs
End involuntary care
End involuntary care and provide treatment immediately upon request.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Provide treatment immediately upon request
End involuntary care and provide treatment immediately upon request.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
CanWest
Oppose drugs entering the community
Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm: The party’s programme at its news conference of March 29, 2026, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Freedom
Libertarian
Put medical professionals back in their role of prescribing opioid pain medications
Put medical professionals back in their role of prescribing opioid pain medications.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Expand decriminalization of drugs, with the goal of legalization
Create a probationary work program for low-skill workers, high-risk drug users and newcomers without English
5 more from Libertarian
Reject the “stabilization care” the government had previously floated
We reject “stabilization care” that had previously been floated by the NDP government.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Pilot letting qualified people or organizations test street drugs for purity, with municipal help and approval
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
“We must help addicts by deprioritizing prosecution for drug use”
We must help addicts by deprioritizing prosecution for drug use.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Introduce a plan for the legal production and sale of hard drugs
The BCLP would introduce a plan for the legal production and sale of hard drugs.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Allow reputable businesses, starting with pharmacies and government-approved dispensaries, to sell hard drugs
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Address the Opioid Crisis, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Jobs and the economy
Christian Heritage
Remove unnecessary duplication between ministries and regulators, keeping environmental and safety standards
Create single points of application and tracking without lowering environmental or safety standards
Establish clear permitting timelines without lowering environmental or safety standards
9 more from Christian Heritage
Support small business, manufacturing, forestry, mining, , construction and skilled trades
Train and create opportunities for BC residents first, before bringing in more people
Where legally possible, provincial projects should create jobs and apprenticeships for local residents
Get British Columbia building and producing again
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Support responsible forestry, mining, and other resource development, with clear environmental standards
Coordinate overlapping regulatory, environmental and consultation processes
Protect access to economically viable timber
Support new mines, mine expansions, and the infrastructure to move Canadian resources to market
Government should give responsible projects a clear answer: approve, approve with conditions or reject
Communist
Guarantee security for workers affected by layoffs, including 100% recall rights and wage protection
Protect and expand union rights to picket during labour disputes
Protect and expand union rights to picket during labour disputes.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Offer full labour standards protection for domestic, agricultural and migrant workers
Offer full labour standards protection for domestic, agricultural and migrant workers.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
27 more from Communist
Make BC a liveable income employer
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Expand sectoral bargaining to all industries
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Allow the right to strike around political demands
Allow the right to strike around political demands and allow sympathy strikes.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Allow sympathy strikes
Allow the right to strike around political demands and allow sympathy strikes.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Expand union jobs through public investment in social services and infrastructure
Expand union jobs through public investment in social services and infrastructure.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Reduce the work week to 32 hours with no reduction in pay
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Strengthen card-check certification
Strengthen anti-scab legislation
Impose serious penalties for “union-busting”
End P3 (private-public partnership) public infrastructure projects
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
End provincial contracting out and privatization of public services
Bring contracted work back in-house
Guarantee fair wages, pensions and collective bargaining rights in public work
Expand public ownership over natural resources
Housing, healthcare, education and infrastructure should be kept free of the private market and profit motive
Keep BC resources and jobs in BC
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
End raw-log exports
End raw-log exports and expand public, value-added forestry and manufacturing.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Expand public, value-added forestry and manufacturing
End raw-log exports and expand public, value-added forestry and manufacturing.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Protect mills and resource communities from corporate closures
Protect mills and resource communities from corporate closures.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Use public investment and ownership to create good union jobs
Expand BC shipbuilding and manufacturing for ferries, transit equipment and renewable-energy infrastructure
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Use public procurement to support domestic production
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Introduce strong plant-closure legislation protecting workers and communities from closure or layoff threats
Bring natural resources and strategic industries under democratic public control
Bring natural resources and strategic industries under democratic public control.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Allow no resource extraction without fair and equal negotiations between workers and Indigenous peoples
End removals from the Agricultural Land Reserve
End removals from the Agricultural Land Reserve, encourage food production in urban areas.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Encourage food production in urban areas
End removals from the Agricultural Land Reserve, encourage food production in urban areas.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
CanWest
Develop the economy
Plan page, canwestparty.ca: Our platform, canwestparty.ca. Also posted: Plan page, canwestparty.ca/mission.htm · Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Encourage and assist local industrial and commercial enterprises to invest and create more jobs for BC
Freedom
Use BC’s natural resources for prosperity
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
Support the natural resource industry
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
Libertarian
Turn the Agricultural Land Commission into an advisory board
Allow non-arable land to be taken out of the Agricultural Land Reserve immediately
Levy a one-time tax when owners sell or develop land removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
33 more from Libertarian
Disband the Liquor Distribution Branch
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
End minimum liquor pricing
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Create model legislation for drinking responsibly in public parks
Create model legislation for drinking responsibly in public parks
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Set a timeline for the sale or lease termination of all BC Liquor stores
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Give existing employees right of first refusal on BC Liquor stores
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Keep the BC Liquor Control Board regulating alcohol sales only to those over age 19
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Have the BC Liquor Control Board collect data from new distributors
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Restaurants should be free to buy liquor directly from sellers anywhere at agreed wholesale prices
Restaurants should be free to sell their products at whatever price they feel is competitive
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Restaurants should be free from “burdensome regulations”
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Repeal the Liquor Distribution Act through an act of the legislature
We will repeal the Liquor Distribution Act through an act of the legislature.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Sell all Liquor Distribution Branch assets, including the site at 7003 72nd Street, Delta
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Terminate warehousing leases or assign them to a private distributor
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Claim the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act unconstitutional under section 121 of the Constitution Act
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Remove trade barriers unilaterally on imports of liquor from other provinces and countries
Work with other governments on reciprocal reductions in their tariffs on BC exports
Legalize unpasteurized milk
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: 2026 Platform, libertarian.bc.ca/2026-platform, September 26.
“Liberate” BC’s forestry industry
It’s time to liberate B.C.’s forestry industry and empower them to protect our province.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: 2026 Platform, libertarian.bc.ca/2026-platform, September 26.
Abolish “anti-competitive cartels and price-fixing monopolies”
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Open “entire swathes of the economy” to competitive forces
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Permit imports of foreign made tobacco products to compete on price
Review regulations that stand in the way of new refining capacity in the highest demand areas
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Pursue completely open trade agreements with the other provinces and other markets
Remove corporate subsidies of every sort
End “union-only” “community benefits agreement” infrastructure contracts
Support Charter Rights challenges as a matter of principle
Free energy and resource industries from many “bureaucratic and regulatory burdens”
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Liberate Energy, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Develop rules and certification for farms’ sanitary production, distribution and sale of unpasteurized milk
Amend the Health Hazards Regulation, section 2(a), to exempt herd-shares certified under the new Regulation
BC Timber Sales should be disbanded
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Forestry and Wildfire Management, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted September 4, 2024), September 26.
Leasing large tracts of Crown forest should be phased out for private ownership and community forestry
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Forestry and Wildfire Management, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted September 4, 2024), September 26.
Taxes
Christian Heritage
Government should know the effect on families before major new taxes, regulations or social policies
Communist
Shift the tax burden off working people
Shift the tax burden off working people and make corporations pay their fair share.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Abolish income tax on earnings under $50,000
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
4 more from Communist
Roll back the 2001 tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations
Fund education, housing, transit and social services through progressive provincial taxation
Fund education, housing, transit and social services through guaranteed transfers
Make the industry pay higher levies
CanWest
Freedom
Lower taxes
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
There shouldn’t be double taxation, like tax on a used car each time it is sold
Allow no “predatory taxes” like 15% harmonized sales tax on liquor products instead of standard 12%
No predatory taxes like 15% hst on liquor products instead of standard 12%.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
Libertarian
Reduce or eliminate the property transfer tax
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Make Housing Affordable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Make PST the only tax that applies to alcohol
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Eliminate the Employer Health Tax
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: 2026 Platform, libertarian.bc.ca/2026-platform, September 26.
25 more from Libertarian
Return the savings from spending cuts to taxpayers
Aim to end the PST on private vehicle sales immediately
Raise the base income tax exemption to $50,000
Repeal “regressive taxes that hurt low income working families the most”
Replace the provincial charitable donation tax credit with a $1,000 annual charitable donation tax refund
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Reduce the number of tax brackets
Provide immediate tax relief for those who need it most
Eliminate provincial excise taxes on tobacco products
Repeal any cannabis taxes beyond PST
Eliminate the provincial fuel tax
Eliminate provincial carbon taxes
Require qualifying charities to keep administrative costs below a maximum threshold for their category
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Make political entities ineligible for the charitable donation tax refund
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
The BC government should try to reduce its reliance on federal transfers wherever possible
Lobby Ottawa to match the $1,000 refund in exchange for equal cuts to social welfare-related transfers
Lobby Ottawa for a further $1,000 refund for health-agency donors, in exchange for health-transfer cuts
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Use revenues from faster growth equally to reduce taxes further and pay off provincial debt
Pay for tax cuts with both spending cuts and regular asset sales
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Select for cuts the expenditures least effective in delivering desired outcomes
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Select for sale capital assets better managed by municipalities, non-profits or private corporations
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Replace tax credits worth hundreds of millions of dollars with a higher basic exemption for everybody
Remove the film industry tax credit
The BC Libertarian party will remove the $600 million film industry tax credit.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
BC should convert the PST into a value-added tax like the federal Goods and Services Tax
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: PST – Convert it to a Value Added Tax (VAT), a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted September 16, 2024), September 26.
Revert to the Medical Services Plan system that the Employer Health Tax replaced
The BC Libertarian Party will repeal the EHT and revert to the same MSP system.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Eliminate the Employer Health Tax, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Argue first for policies that let taxpayers keep more of their money
Environment and energy
No commitment published: Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage
Communist
Make BC a leader for climate justice
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Cut hydrocarbon emissions now
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Prioritize renewable energy and conservation
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
7 more from Communist
Cancel “taxpayer subsidies” to the industry
Implement a just transition: retrain fossil fuel sector workers for other jobs at union wages
End the “fire sale” of the province’s resources to private interests
Make “polluting corporations” pay for reversing “the environmental damage they’ve caused”
Make polluting corporations pay for reversing the environmental damage they’ve caused.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Begin a “serious” transition to renewable energy
Protect old-growth forests
CanWest
Create a better environment
Plan page, canwestparty.ca: Our platform, canwestparty.ca. Also posted: Plan page, canwestparty.ca/mission.htm · Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Strive to create a garden-like city
Strengthen environmental protection and strive to create a garden-like city.
Plan page, canwestparty.ca/mission.htm: Our platform and mission, canwestparty.ca/mission.htm.
Freedom
Investigate “climate change deception by the authorities”
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
Libertarian
Enshrine property rights protections for landowners, municipalities and First Nations
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Liberate Energy, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Wildfires
No commitment published: Christian Heritage, Communist, CanWest, Freedom
Christian Heritage
Communist
CanWest
Freedom
Libertarian
Empower BC’s forestry industry to protect the province from wildfire
It’s time to liberate B.C.’s forestry industry and empower them to protect our province.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: 2026 Platform, libertarian.bc.ca/2026-platform, September 26.
Education and child care
Christian Heritage
Expand apprenticeships, technical training and career education
Expand apprenticeships, technical training and career education.
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Respect parental rights
Recognize parents as their children’s first educators
8 more from Christian Heritage
Stop the promotion and use of the resource package in BC schools
Protect every student from bullying and mistreatment
Do not require schools to promote “contested beliefs about sex and gender that cause division”
Teach biology “accurately as it pertains to sexuality, pregnancy and general health”
Parents need to know what is taught, the materials used and when sensitive subjects are introduced
Refocus education on literacy, mathematics, science, history, civics, practical skills and critical thinking
Ensure sensitive sexual content in schools is age appropriate and transparent to parents
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Communist
Indigenize the BC education curriculum
Remove police from schools
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Increase public education spending by $1000 per student to reach the Canadian average
Increase public education spending by $1000 per student to reach the Canadian average.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
16 more from Communist
End funding for private and religious schools
End funding and provincial tax breaks for private and religious schools.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
End provincial tax breaks for private and religious schools
End funding and provincial tax breaks for private and religious schools.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Provide funding and equipment to help protect all students, staff and teachers in infectious disease outbreaks
Protect and fully implement policies in all school districts and private and religious schools
End “censorship” in school libraries
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Equalize funding for education both on and off reserve
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Protect elected school boards from “provincial interference”
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Hire more teachers, education assistants and support staff
“Properly” fund special education, school maintenance, renovations and public post-secondary education
Make a long-term commitment to a public universal, affordable, high quality child care system
Implement an Early Childhood Educator Wage Grid paying at least $35 to $45 an hour
Implement an Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Wage Grid paying at least $35 – $45/hr.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Expand school-age spaces and facilities in elementary schools with public, non-profit and Indigenous groups
Stabilize and expand existing $10-a-Day programs with long-term budgets based on an equitable funding formula
Ensure childcare is accessible to shiftworkers
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Increase provincial funding so all school districts can offer all K-12 students hot breakfast and lunch
CanWest
Improve the education system
Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm: The party’s programme at its news conference of March 29, 2026, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Improve moral education
Plan page, canwestparty.ca/event.htm: The party’s programme at its news conference of March 29, 2026, canwestparty.ca/event.htm.
Freedom
Keep and Critical Race Theory out of BC schools
Make K-12 schools competitive with international academic levels
Require no child to recite that they live on “unceded and stolen land”
Libertarian
Counter the end of the additional school tax with administrative cuts within the Ministry of Education
Move as much decision-making as possible from the Ministry of Education to local school districts
Phase out post-secondary subsidies over a 10 year period, reducing spending by $400 million annually
4 more from Libertarian
Ensure universities have robust free-speech policies with enforcement, using financial pressure as necessary
Empower parent choice in education
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Diversify Education, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Have education funding follow the student
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Diversify Education, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Consult education providers on opt-in funding that follows the student for parents’ use among expanded options
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Diversify Education, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Transportation
No commitment published: Christian Heritage, CanWest, Freedom
Christian Heritage
Communist
Make public transit free for all
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Create an accessible province-wide bus transit system
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Immediately create and enforce transit-only lanes in major cities
3 more from Communist
Place transit under public ownership and democratic control
Place transit under public ownership and democratic control.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Amend the BC Coastal Ferries Act to promote the construction of ferries in the province
Amend the BC Coastal Ferries Act to promote the construction of ferries in the province.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
CanWest
Freedom
Libertarian
Repeal the Passenger Transportation Act
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: 2026 Platform, libertarian.bc.ca/2026-platform, September 26.
Dissolve the Passenger Transportation Board
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: 2026 Platform, libertarian.bc.ca/2026-platform, September 26.
Defund enforcement of the Passenger Transportation Act
20 more from Libertarian
Foster quality-driven market competition for ridesharing, taxis, buses and other for-hire transportation
End TransLink’s monopoly on bus service in the lower mainland
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Refocus TransLink on integrated rapid transit such as the SeaBus, SkyTrain and West Coast Express
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Remove legal and regulatory barriers to ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft
End “corporate welfare” to the taxi industry
Remove provincially-placed photo radar from all intersections
Discourage future use of photo radar through legislation
Reinstate tolls on bridges that previously had them
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Add tolls to other bridges and tunnels and to future express highways
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Direct the transportation ministry to prioritise funding for twinning Highway 1 to the Alberta border
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Direct the transportation ministry to prioritise funding for the Massey Tunnel replacement
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Direct the transportation ministry to prioritise funding for SkyTrain expansions
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Direct the transportation ministry to prioritise funding for a Malahat bypass
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
End government setting of prices and tariffs for transport vehicles
End the “Special Authorization” requirement to be granted a licence to operate transport vehicles
Enhance and modernize the Canada Line, SeaBus, SkyTrain and West Coast Express
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Accelerate construction of new transit lines with public-private partnerships
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Accelerate a SkyTrain expansion to the University of British Columbia with public-private partnerships
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Accelerate construction of an Arbutus Greenway Tram with public-private partnerships
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Accelerate construction of a Surrey light rail line with public-private partnerships
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Get BC Moving, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Indigenous relations
No commitment published: CanWest, Libertarian
Christian Heritage
Repeal
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Respect constitutional and treaty rights
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Keep Canada and BC’s constitutional order intact
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
13 more from Christian Heritage
Replace with a reconciliation framework where all materially affected parties have a voice
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Have ’s replacement respect rights and property and make responsibilities clear
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Have agreements under ’s replacement provide certainty
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Measure the success of ’s replacement by whether people’s lives improve
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Review what has already been done under
Bring all materially affected parties to the appropriate reconciliation tables
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
actions should be kept, amended, renegotiated, paused or reversed where legally possible and appropriate
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Review laws, policies, agreements and decision making arrangements implemented under the current approach
Review land and resource measures and financial commitments implemented under the current approach
’s replacement should clearly address land and title, jurisdiction, governance, taxation and resources
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
’s replacement should clearly address revenue sharing, economic participation and government funding
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
’s replacement should clearly address governments’ responsibilities and the aims of durable agreements
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
’s replacement should address governments’ financial and governance relationship with First Nations
Communist
Support the “Land Back” demand
Ensure Indigenous inherent title to all traditional, “stolen” and unceded territories
Ban resource extraction and infrastructure projects on Indigenous lands without full consultation and approval
3 more from Communist
Stop the “attacks” on Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Stop the attacks on Bill 41, the “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.”
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Support calls for classifying Residential School denialism as hate speech
Support calls for classifying Residential School denialism as hate speech.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Respect Indigenous title and consent
CanWest
Freedom
“We really need to meet” native chiefs and population directly to understand their view of reconciliation
Libertarian
Government and budgets
No commitment published: CanWest
Christian Heritage
Propose a Public Spending and Results Accountability Act
chpbc.ca: “That is why I AM PROPOSING THE PUBLIC SPENDING AND RESULTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.”
X: “Christian McCay proposes The Public Spending and Results Accountability Act.”
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 15. Also posted: X: Christian McCay proposes The Public Spending and Results Accountability Act, October 10 · What If We Could Change How Government Makes Decisions And Stop The Domino Effect Before It Starts?, October 16.
Require government by law to justify spending before approval
Require government by law to measure actual results
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 15.
14 more from Christian Heritage
Every major program should have a purpose, a measurable outcome, a budget and a deadline
Strengthen independent oversight of ministry spending
Require clear public reporting on waste, overruns and program results
Review provincial spending ministry by ministry
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Protect health care, education, disability supports, policing and essential infrastructure
Review administrative growth, consulting contracts and duplicated programs
Review unnecessary grants and programs that cannot demonstrate meaningful results
Require ministries and major projects to publicly report what was promised, budgeted, spent and achieved
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Require ministries and major projects to publicly report whether deadlines were met
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Require ministries and major projects to publicly report corrective action when results fall short
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Programs that repeatedly fail to achieve measurable results should be corrected, replaced or ended
Restore fiscal discipline
Stop passing debt to the next generation
Demand accountability and “responsible” stewardship of public money
Demand accountability and responsible stewardship of public money.
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Communist
Replace “first past the post” with mixed member proportional representation
Set MLA salaries at the average wage of a BC worker
Implement a ward system to elect city councils in major cities
Implement a ward system to elect city councils in major cities.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
CanWest
Freedom
Hold accountable and criminally prosecute all involved in “covid tyranny”
All involved in covid tyranny will be held accountable and criminally prosecuted.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
Ensure government does not intimidate people
Government exists to serve people, it will not intimidate people.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
BC government should get an intelligence service report on any Chinese Communist Party funding of MLAs
1 more from Freedom
BC government should take action on foreign interference
Libertarian
Make up the balance of lost liquor revenue with other ministerial administrative cost reductions
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Modernize Liquor Laws, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Cut government spending
Pay down the provincial debt
10 more from Libertarian
Identify programs and ministries “not consistent with a free society”
Scale back programs and ministries it identifies as “not consistent with a free society”
Sell assets projected to bring in $10 Billion over 5 years
We project receipt of $10 Billion over 5 years through Asset sales.
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Consider asset sales where qualified purchasers can be found at an acceptable price
Cut discretionary budgets across government
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Hold Government Accountable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Move wherever possible toward outcome-based funding that gives more to programs delivering intended results
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Hold Government Accountable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Introduce whistleblower legislation to prevent dismissal of employees who question misdeeds
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Hold Government Accountable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
Prevent forcing dismissed employees to sign non-disclosure agreements about the grounds for their dismissal
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: Hold Government Accountable, a plank of the 2026 Platform (first posted August 17, 2024), September 26.
All government employees should be encouraged to raise red flags the moment they see them
Defend the public purse
Immigration
No commitment published: Communist, CanWest, Freedom, Libertarian
Christian Heritage
Immigration should meet genuine labour shortages, not replace investment in youth, workers and skilled trades
Use provincial immigration programs more selectively for labour shortages left after local hiring and training
Communist
CanWest
Freedom
Libertarian
Other commitments
Christian Heritage
Support parents, caregivers, adoption and multigenerational families
Support those caring for elderly or disabled family members
Protect female sports and competitive categories on the basis of biological sex
5 more from Christian Heritage
Maintain appropriate sex-based spaces where privacy, dignity and safety reasonably require them
Protect freedom of expression, religion, conscience, peaceful assembly and association
Respect the ability of individuals and families to make decisions without unnecessary government interference
Treat people equally before the law
Platform, chpbc.ca: Platform Priorities, chpbc.ca/platform-priorities, October 2.
Build policy for the long term rather than changing direction with political pressure or cultural trends
Communist
Demand major cuts in federal military spending
Demand major cuts in federal military spending and an end to Canada’s NATO membership.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Demand an end to Canada’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Demand major cuts in federal military spending and an end to Canada’s NATO membership.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
Transfer military funds to renewable energy, housing, health care and schools
Transfer military funds to renewable energy, housing, health care, and schools.
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
8 more from Communist
The military should serve basic sovereignty defence and disaster relief, not occupation and “imperialist war”
Restore funding to women’s centres and programs
Take swift legal and political action against those who threaten the 2SLGBTQ+ community
Protect trans youth from discrimination and abuse
Platform, cpcbc.ca: Our Platform, cpcbc.ca/our-platform, October 3.
End the criminalization of sex workers
Stop any criminalization of solidarity with “the Palestinian freedom struggle”
Support the international Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions campaign
Support cultural, economic and healthcare exchanges with Cuba
CanWest
Foster harmonious neighborly relations
Ensure equality among all races
Advocate for harmonious coexistence among all ethnic groups, with mutual respect, understanding and assistance
Freedom
Put parents’ rights above BC Child and Family Service on children’s best interest in all matters
Overhaul the Ministry of child and family service to reinforce parental rights over governmental ones
Guarantee religious freedom under all circumstances, as per the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
7 more from Freedom
Protect religious institutes against closure in a pandemic, whether actual or “engineered”
Investigate if federal aid to religious institutes is used to “push Government agenda on people”
Ban “interference by World Economic Forum”
Freedom Party will ban all interference by World Economic Forum.
Plan page, freedompartybc.ca: Our Platform, freedompartybc.ca.
Allow no surveillance of citizens
Allow no central bank digital currencies
Allow no freezing of the bank accounts of “innocent Canadians”
Allow no form of control over people
Libertarian
Advocate for dispersing Crown land “as efficiently as possible”
Platform, libertarian.bc.ca: 2026 Platform, libertarian.bc.ca/2026-platform, September 26.
Foster a culture in all government institutions respectful of diverse viewpoints and free expression
Identify and eliminate any government recruitment or hiring policies based on race, gender or sexuality
1 more from Libertarian
Identify and eliminate any government recruitment or hiring policies based on “Critical Race Theory”