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title: "NDP accuses Greens of leaving door open to Conservatives; Lowan says it would be disastrous"
description: "The BC NDP issued a press release criticizing BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan for not ruling out a partnership with the BC Conservatives. Lowan fired back with a written statement."
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The BC NDP issued a press release on October 23 criticizing BC Green Party leader [Emily Lowan](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/emily-lowan) for not ruling out supporting the BC Conservatives in a minority government. Lowan responded with her own written statement, calling a Conservative government disastrous for the province. Victoria Buzz reported both sides of the dispute.

## What the NDP said

The exchange started with an interview Lowan gave to The Tyee. Asked whether she could support the BC Conservatives in a minority legislature, Lowan said she could not rule anything out, though Victoria Buzz reported she prefaced the comment with serious concerns about the Conservatives.

The BC NDP issued a press release in response. [Tamara Davidson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/tamara-davidson), NDP candidate for North Coast-Haida Gwaii, was quoted in the release: "I can respect the vision that Emily Lowan has, but I found these comments pretty shocking. The damage caused by a Conservative government would be catastrophic. For progressives, the only appropriate response to this question is to rule out putting the Conservatives in power."

Victoria Buzz reported that the NDP press release also said Lowan leans toward the NDP when it comes to potential partnerships in the legislature, while criticizing her for not ruling out a Conservative partnership.

## Lowan's response

[Emily Lowan](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/emily-lowan) put out a written statement after the NDP press release. "Let me be clear: a Conservative government would be disastrous for this province," she said, as quoted by Victoria Buzz. She said the Conservatives' promises would result in rising debt and cuts to health care, child care and services that people depend on.

Lowan said that if the BC Conservatives formed government, the BC Greens would oppose their agenda at every step. She concluded by saying that if anything helped the Conservatives, it was [David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby)'s decision to call a snap election.

## The Conservative allegation

The BC Conservatives stayed quiet on the NDP-Greens exchange but made their own allegation, according to Victoria Buzz. The party pointed to an interview that BC NDP candidate Roly Russell gave to Castanet. In that interview, Russell said that because the NDP holds only one more seat than the combined opposition, any single MLA could block legislation by voting against the premier. The Conservatives said that is why Eby has campaigned on winning a stronger mandate. Neither Russell nor the NDP responded to that characterization in the Victoria Buzz report.

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