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title: "What each BC party has promised on health care"
description: "Five parties running in the October 24 provincial election have each set out health care commitments. CityNews Vancouver compared them on election day."
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All five parties running candidates in the October 24 British Columbia provincial election have set out health care commitments, and CityNews Vancouver put them side by side on election day.

Jack Rabb reported on October 24, 2026 that polling by the Angus Reid Institute found health care is the top issue for voters in this election. Emergency room closures, long specialist wait times, and staffing shortages have affected communities across the province, and more than a fifth of British Columbians do not have a primary care provider.

## What each party says it will do

**BC NDP:** [David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby)'s party commits to no cuts to health care and 20 new primary care clinics across the province, according to CityNews Vancouver. The platform includes a third hospital in Surrey, 8 new MRI machines, 10 CT scanners, nurse-to-patient ratios written into law, an expansion of Kelowna General Hospital, and the second phase of the Burnaby Hospital expansion. The party says it will offer loan forgiveness to attract doctors and nurses to rural communities and triple recruitment efforts in the United States.

**Conservative Party of BC:** [Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson)'s party commits to what it calls "fully funding" public health care and building 11 primary care clinics, along with a women's and children's hospital in Surrey, according to CityNews Vancouver. The platform also includes a $50 million fund to keep rural emergency rooms open, an independent review of the Mental Health Act, and funding for private treatments when wait time benchmarks are exceeded.

**BC Green Party:** [Emily Lowan](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/emily-lowan)'s party commits to a Community Health Centre in every riding, a consolidated provincial health authority, and nurse-to-patient ratios written into law, according to CityNews Vancouver.

**CentreBC** says it will get every British Columbian a family doctor by 2031. **OneBC** says it will allow private health care into the province and update vaccine protocols.

## What experts said

Andrew Longhurst, a researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, told CityNews Vancouver he sees the most practical and evidence-based solutions in the Green platform. He raised concerns about the Conservative proposal on private procedures, saying it risks undermining the public hospital system and reducing equitable access to surgical care. He also said he has not been satisfied with Conservative explanations for how the party plans to keep its spending commitments.

Dr. Adam Thompson, president of Doctors of BC, told CityNews Vancouver that whoever leads the province will have significant work ahead, and said frontline physicians and emergency room workers must be at decision-making tables.

All figures and commitments above are the parties' own, as reported by CityNews Vancouver on October 24, 2026. This site has not verified them against independent financial analysis.

Polls in British Columbia are open until 8pm today. Visit [Elections BC](https://elections.bc.ca) or the [voting places page](/bc/provincial-2026) on this site to find where to vote.

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