Minister without portfolio and MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill since 2020, running again for the BC NDP.
Grace Lore was elected in Victoria-Beacon Hill in 2020 and 2024 and has been a minister without portfolio since December 2024. In the legislature in 2026 she spoke on supportive housing rules, safe access to places of worship and the Human Rights Code.
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01 / Introduction
About Grace Lore
Grace Lore is the BC NDP candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill on Elections BC's list for the general election of October 24, 2026. She won the district in 2024 with 13,634 votes, 47.35% of the valid vote, according to the Elections BC statement of votes. Sonia Furstenau of the BC Green Party was second with 9,644 votes.
The legislature record lists her election years as 2020 and 2024. The government named her Minister of State for Child Care in the cabinet of December 7, 2022. CHEK News reported on January 15, 2024 that the Premier made her Minister of Children and Family Development. The legislature record shows her in that post again from November 18 to December 9, 2024, and as a minister without portfolio from December 10, 2024.
In the legislature in 2026 she spoke for a bill that changes tenancy rules in supportive housing, for the bill on safe access to places of worship, and against an amendment to a motion on the Human Rights Code. In July 2026 she wrote a column in Victoria News for Pride.
Her campaign page describes her as an anti-violence advocate, academic instructor and researcher, and says she served as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity. Those are the campaign's own statements. A government biography also names her as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
9 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30
2026 · HousingNot established
New tools for safety in supportive housing
In debate on Bill 11 on April 2, 2026, Lore spoke for changes that let supportive housing providers end a tenancy when a weapon is present, set a cooling-off period, act faster through the Residential Tenancy Branch and enforce guest rules. She said tenants keep their rights under the Residential Tenancy Act.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She speaks for a government bill. She gives the number of supportive homes being built in her district, but no cost or date. voche.me did not open the record of the bill's final vote.
What still needs checking
Did Bill 11 pass, and when do the new rules take effect?
In debate on Bill 13 on March 31, 2026, Lore spoke for the Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act. She said protesters would cross the street, and that the bill balances the right to protest with the right to gather in worship.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She speaks for a government bill. She gives no cost, size of zone or date. voche.me did not open the record of the bill's final vote.
More transit and handyDART service in Greater Victoria
A government release on January 12, 2026 quotes Lore, as MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill, on more service hours, a new route and more handyDART service in the Victoria transit system from January 5, 2026.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release is from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit. It gives seven new handyDART buses. It gives no cost.
What still needs checking
Does BC Transit report the added service hours for 2026?
In a statement on March 10, 2026, Lore asked members to tell friends and family about the signs of colorectal cancer and to get screened. She said screening among people aged 50 to 75 is 60 to 70 percent.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of position. It names no program, target or cost.
What still needs checking
Would she support a change to the provincial screening program?
Keep the Human Rights Code list and the tribunal's powers
In debate on March 12, 2026, Lore spoke against an Opposition amendment to a motion on the Human Rights Code. She said the amendment removed the explicit list of protected grounds and the tribunal's power to enforce, and asked why it did not add grounds instead.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A position in debate on a motion. The vote index records her vote against the amendment and for the motion.
What still needs checking
Would she support adding grounds such as source of income to the Code?
The BC NDP platform page says the party cut child care costs in half on average and gives renters a $400 rebate each year. The page does not name Lore.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Lore on these measures.
What still needs checking
Does Lore speak on child care costs during the campaign?
Recorded votes and government programs where an official source names her. A government program is the government's; it is listed here only where the release quotes her.
Recorded vote, yes
Voted yes on the 2026 budget motion
The recorded vote index lists Lore voting yes on the budget motion.
Scope, limits and sources
The index records her vote. The motion text is in the transcript of February 26, 2026.
Voted yes on third reading of the K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
The recorded vote index lists Lore voting yes at second reading on May 20 and at third reading on May 28, 2026, and no on an amendment at second reading.
Scope, limits and sources
The index records her vote. It does not record a speech by her on the bill.
Voted yes on third reading of the freedom of information bill (Bill 9)
The recorded vote index lists Lore voting yes at second and third reading of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026, and on two amendments moved by Gibson.
Scope, limits and sources
The index does not describe what each amendment changed.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
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Reporting
CHEK News
Named Minister of Children and Family Development
Reports the cabinet change that moved Lore to the children's ministry.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Victoria News · column by Grace Lore · July 9, 2026
The campaign page lists no events and no platform of her own, and its Latest and Events links open the party pages. Her X, Facebook and Instagram pages show a sign-in page with no readable posts. Her BC NDP caucus page and MLA website answered HTTP 503 on 2026-09-30. The party releases page names her in no 2026 release. Search results name caucus releases from June 2026 that quote her on community safety funding and free World Cup events in Victoria; voche.me could not open them. The transcripts of her recorded votes were not opened, and the final votes on Bills 11 and 13 were not checked. Her 2020 election result, her dates as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, and her work before 2020 were not checked against official records. No 2026 all-candidates meeting for Victoria-Beacon Hill was found. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's 2026 speech and vote indexes, four 2026 transcripts where she spoke, a government release from January 2026 that quotes her, the 2022 cabinet release, a government biography, her campaign page, the BC NDP platform page and releases page, her July 2026 column in Victoria News, and news reports from 2024 and 2026.
Her commitments on this page come from what she said in the legislature in 2026, in one government release and in her column. Her campaign page states no measures of its own. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date.
The legislature record lists election years 2020 and 2024. A government biography names her as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity; it gives no dates.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Grace Lore's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Grace Lore?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Grace Lore's own campaign.
What party is Grace Lore running with?
Grace Lore is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Grace Lore currently hold public office?
Yes. Grace Lore currently serves as Minister without portfolio; MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill.
How many sources does this Grace Lore profile cite?
This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Grace Lore's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Grace Lore in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Grace Lore is running in?
The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
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