[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1134},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-doerkson-no-new-taxes-deficit-numbers":3,"news-list":303,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-doerkson-no-new-taxes-deficit-numbers":1111},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":22,"body":23,"candidates":203,"category":206,"date":207,"description":208,"extension":209,"faq":210,"image":238,"imageAlt":239,"imageCheckedAt":240,"imageCredit":240,"linkedin":241,"linkedinPostUrl":240,"meta":248,"metaDescription":240,"navigation":249,"path":250,"primarySourceUrl":240,"publishedAt":251,"seo":252,"seoTitle":240,"sourceId":240,"sourceIsPaywalled":253,"sources":254,"stem":297,"storyType":240,"tags":298,"topicKey":240,"updated":240,"__hash__":302},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-doerkson-no-new-taxes-deficit-numbers.md","Opinion: No new taxes, two tax cuts, 900 police positions and a $13.8 billion deficit. Doerkson owes voters the numbers",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":14},"An opinion article by the voche.me editors. Conservative Party of BC Leader Lorne Doerkson has promised no new taxes, the removal of provincial sales tax from Canadian alcohol and from business machinery for three years, 250 more police officers, 500 RCMP officers, 150 civilian staff, 50 Crown prosecutors and a $50 million emergency room fund, while saying the $13.8 billion deficit must fall. The editors found a dollar figure on two promises, which total $65 million, and ask the party to publish the cost of each promise and a deficit target before advance voting opens on October 16, 2026.",[9,10,11,12,13],"Conservative Party of BC promises","BC deficit","no new taxes pledge","platform costing","BC election 2026",[15,16,17,18,19,20,21],"Lorne Doerkson","Conservative Party of BC","provincial sales tax","deficit forecast","David Eby","balanced budget","British Columbia election 2026","voche.me editors",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":191},"minimark",[26,33,40,43,46,51,54,57,61,64,67,70,74,77,80,83,87,90,93,97,100,103,106,110,113,116,119,125,128,132,135,138,141,144,147,151,154,170,183],[27,28,29],"p",{},[30,31,32],"em",{},"This article is the opinion of the voche.me editors. The facts it relies on are listed with their sources at the end.",[27,34,35,39],{},[36,37,15],"a",{"href":38},"\u002Fbc\u002Fprovincial-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Florne-doerkson"," could be premier in 17 days. An Angus Reid Institute survey published on October 5 put his Conservative Party of BC at 48 per cent of decided and leaning voters, with the BC NDP at 43 per cent.",[27,41,42],{},"He has made three kinds of promise. He will raise no tax. He will cut two taxes. He will pay for more police, more prosecutors and an emergency room fund. He also says the deficit must come down.",[27,44,45],{},"We read what his party has published and added it up. The numbers a voter needs to check this plan are missing.",[47,48,50],"h2",{"id":49},"promise-one-no-new-taxes","Promise one: no new taxes",[27,52,53],{},"The Canadian Press reported on September 27 that Mr. Doerkson said a Conservative government would bring in no new taxes. Daily Hive quoted the party statement the next day, in which he said that \"under my government, there will be no new taxes\".",[27,55,56],{},"The party's plan page goes further: \"Throughout the entirety of our government, we will not raise taxes on British Columbians.\"",[47,58,60],{"id":59},"promise-two-two-tax-cuts","Promise two: two tax cuts",[27,62,63],{},"On September 29 the party promised to remove provincial sales tax from Canadian beer, wine and spirits. The release says the cut will last for as long as the trade war with the United States does.",[27,65,66],{},"On October 7 it promised to remove the same tax from machinery, equipment and business software for three years.",[27,68,69],{},"Neither release says how much money the province would give up each year.",[47,71,73],{"id":72},"promise-three-more-spending","Promise three: more spending",[27,75,76],{},"The party's October 5 release promises a $50 million emergency fund for emergency rooms and more doctors and nurses. It says this will happen \"while protecting current health care funding\".",[27,78,79],{},"The party's public safety release of October 6 promises to hire and deploy 250 more police officers and to add 500 RCMP officers and 150 civilian staff over five years. That is 900 positions. It also promises 50 new Crown prosecutors and says the party will work with Ottawa to fund 20 more trial judges.",[27,81,82],{},"On October 7 the party promised $15 million toward a Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver. Its plan page also says a wildfire plan \"will buy water bombers\".",[47,84,86],{"id":85},"what-has-a-price","What has a price",[27,88,89],{},"We read six party releases and the plan page. Two promises carry a dollar figure: $50 million and $15 million. The total is $65 million.",[27,91,92],{},"The two sales tax cuts have no figure. The 900 police positions have no figure. The prosecutors, the doctors, the nurses and the water bombers have no figure.",[47,94,96],{"id":95},"the-deficit-he-says-must-fall","The deficit he says must fall",[27,98,99],{},"The Canadian Press reported on September 14 that the province's forecast deficit is $13.8 billion, a record. The $65 million that the Conservatives have priced is 0.47 per cent of that.",[27,101,102],{},"Mr. Doerkson agrees the deficit is a problem. \"We can't be dealing with a $14-billion deficit in British Columbia,\" he said in Vancouver on September 28, as The Canadian Press reported. The same report says he gave no details of how a Conservative government would balance the budget. \"It's going to be almost impossible to commit to how quickly we will be able to arrive at balanced budgets,\" he said. \"But the reality is, we have to get back to that.\"",[27,104,105],{},"Daily Hive wrote on September 28 that the tax pledge came with no financial plan to explain how the party would pay for better public services.",[47,107,109],{"id":108},"three-ways-to-shrink-a-deficit","Three ways to shrink a deficit",[27,111,112],{},"A government can collect more money. It can spend less. Or the economy can grow, so the same taxes bring in more.",[27,114,115],{},"Mr. Doerkson has ruled out the first. On the second, he has promised to protect health care funding and to add police and prosecutors. That leaves growth.",[27,117,118],{},"His growth plan is to double natural gas production by 2032 and to reduce the rules that businesses must follow. The year 2032 is six years away. A new government would present its first budget long before then.",[27,120,121,124],{},[36,122,19],{"href":123},"\u002Fbc\u002Fprovincial-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdavid-eby"," has his own answer. \"The math doesn't work for the Conservatives,\" he said on September 28, in the same Canadian Press report, and he said their plan means cuts to health care and education. The Conservative release says health care funding is protected.",[27,126,127],{},"A voter has no way to check either statement today. One page of numbers from the Conservatives would change that.",[47,129,131],{"id":130},"what-can-be-said-in-his-defence","What can be said in his defence",[27,133,134],{},"A fair reader should weigh three points.",[27,136,137],{},"He is new. The Canadian Press reported on September 28 that he had replaced Kerry-Lynne Findlay as leader the week before.",[27,139,140],{},"The government's own numbers had a mistake in them. The Canadian Press reported that the forecast for natural gas money contained a $306 million error, which the government called a \"serious mistake\". Mr. Doerkson said on September 28: \"The reality is that we're not sure how bad the books are.\"",[27,142,143],{},"Mr. Eby's plan leaves most of the deficit in place too. The BC NDP says its new income tax brackets will raise $1 billion a year by 2028\u002F29. That is 7.2 per cent of this year's deficit. Daily Hive reported that the government's own September update still shows a deficit of $12 billion in 2028\u002F29.",[27,145,146],{},"We have weighed these points. They explain why a full budget is hard for an opposition party to write in three weeks. A party chooses its own promises, so it can put a price on each one.",[47,148,150],{"id":149},"what-we-ask","What we ask",[27,152,153],{},"Advance voting opens on October 16. Before that day, the Conservative Party of BC should publish one page with four things:",[155,156,157,161,164,167],"ol",{},[158,159,160],"li",{},"what each tax cut costs per year",[158,162,163],{},"what each spending promise costs per year",[158,165,166],{},"the deficit it aims for in each of the next four years",[158,168,169],{},"what the government would spend less on to get there",[27,171,172,173,177,178,182],{},"We ask the same of every party. Our article on ",[36,174,176],{"href":175},"\u002Fbc\u002Fprovincial-2026\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-bc-greens-wealth-tax-22-billion-calculation","the BC Greens' wealth tax"," asks for the calculation behind $22.2 billion, and our article on ",[36,179,181],{"href":180},"\u002Fbc\u002Fprovincial-2026\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-one-leaders-debate-105-minutes","the one leaders' debate"," gives a question for each leader.",[27,184,185,186,190],{},"Read the sources below and decide for yourself. The ",[36,187,189],{"href":188},"\u002Fbc\u002Fprovincial-2026\u002Fparties\u002Fconservative-party-of-bc","Conservative Party of BC page"," lists the party's candidates. Election day is October 24, 2026.",{"title":192,"searchDepth":193,"depth":193,"links":194},"",2,[195,196,197,198,199,200,201,202],{"id":49,"depth":193,"text":50},{"id":59,"depth":193,"text":60},{"id":72,"depth":193,"text":73},{"id":85,"depth":193,"text":86},{"id":95,"depth":193,"text":96},{"id":108,"depth":193,"text":109},{"id":130,"depth":193,"text":131},{"id":149,"depth":193,"text":150},[204,205],"lorne-doerkson","david-eby","Opinion","2026-10-07","Lorne Doerkson promises no tax rises, two sales tax cuts and more police, and says the deficit must fall. The voche.me editors add up what his party has published.","md",[211,214,217,220,223,226,229,232,235],{"question":212,"answer":213},"What has Lorne Doerkson promised on taxes?","The Canadian Press reported on September 27, 2026 that Lorne Doerkson said a Conservative government would bring in no new taxes. The party's plan page says it will not raise taxes for the whole of its time in government. The party has also promised to remove provincial sales tax from Canadian alcohol and from business machinery, equipment and software.",{"question":215,"answer":216},"How large is British Columbia's deficit in 2026?","The Canadian Press reported on September 14, 2026 that the province's first quarterly report put the forecast deficit at $13.8 billion, which it called a record. The forecast rose by $450 million. Daily Hive reported that the same update projects deficits of $12.7 billion in 2027\u002F28 and $12 billion in 2028\u002F29.",{"question":218,"answer":219},"Has the Conservative Party of BC published the cost of its promises?","The voche.me editors read six party releases and the party's plan page on October 7, 2026. Two promises carried a dollar figure: $50 million for an emergency room fund and $15 million for a Filipino Cultural Centre. Daily Hive reported on September 28 that the tax pledge came with no financial plan.",{"question":221,"answer":222},"What did Lorne Doerkson say about balancing the budget?","The Canadian Press reported that on September 28, 2026 in Vancouver he said the province cannot be dealing with a $14 billion deficit. He also said it will be almost impossible to commit to how quickly a Conservative government could reach balanced budgets, and that the province has to get back to them. The report says he gave no details.",{"question":224,"answer":225},"How many police officers have the Conservatives promised?","The party's public safety release of October 6, 2026 promises to hire and deploy 250 more police officers and to add 500 RCMP officers and 150 civilian staff over five years. That is 900 positions. The party also promises 50 new Crown prosecutors and says it will work with Ottawa to fund 20 more trial judges.",{"question":227,"answer":228},"What has the BC NDP said about the Conservative plan?","The Canadian Press reported that David Eby said on September 28, 2026 that the math does not work for the Conservatives, and that their plan means cuts to health care and education. A Conservative release of October 5 says the party will protect current health care funding. A published costing would let voters check both statements.",{"question":230,"answer":231},"Does the BC NDP tax plan remove the deficit?","The BC NDP says its new income tax brackets will raise $1 billion a year by 2028\u002F29. That is 7.2 per cent of the $13.8 billion deficit forecast for this year. Daily Hive reported that the government's own September update shows deficits of $12.7 billion in 2027\u002F28 and $12 billion in 2028\u002F29.",{"question":233,"answer":234},"What do the voche.me editors ask the Conservative Party of BC to publish?","The editors ask for one page before advance voting opens on October 16, 2026. It would give the yearly cost of each tax cut, the yearly cost of each spending promise, a deficit target for each of the next four years, and a list of what the government would spend less on to reach those targets.",{"question":236,"answer":237},"Who wrote this article?","The voche.me editors wrote it as an opinion article, and the conclusion is their own view. Each fact comes from a Conservative Party of BC release, a BC NDP release, a report by The Canadian Press or Daily Hive, or the Angus Reid Institute, and every source is listed with a link at the end of the article.","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-provincial-2026\u002Ffallback-6.webp","BC provincial election 2026 opinion from the voche.me editors",null,{"short":242,"long":243,"hashtags":244},"Lorne Doerkson promises no new taxes, two sales tax cuts and 900 more police officers and staff. He also says BC's $13.8 billion deficit must fall. His party has put a price on two promises. They total $65 million.","An Angus Reid Institute survey has the Conservative Party of BC in first place, and British Columbia votes in 17 days. Its leader, Lorne Doerkson, promises no tax rises, two sales tax cuts, 250 more police officers, 500 RCMP officers, 150 civilian staff and 50 Crown prosecutors. He also says a $13.8 billion deficit must come down. The voche.me editors read the party's releases and found a dollar figure on two promises, for a total of $65 million. They ask for one page with the cost of every promise before advance voting opens on October 16.",[245,246,247],"bcpoli","BCelection2026","BCdeficit",{},true,"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-doerkson-no-new-taxes-deficit-numbers","2026-10-07T20:32:00-07:00",{"title":5,"description":208},false,[255,258,261,264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285,288,291,294],{"label":256,"url":257},"Global News (The Canadian Press): BC Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected, September 27, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fnews\u002F12075070\u002Fbc-election-september-27-conservative-platform\u002F",{"label":259,"url":260},"Global News (The Canadian Press): Economic, budget promises the focus of week 2 of B.C. election campaign, September 28, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fnews\u002F12076424\u002Fbc-election-eby-cut-deficit-wasteful-spending\u002F",{"label":262,"url":263},"Daily Hive: Lorne Doerkson's B.C. Conservatives vow no new taxes or tax increases if elected, September 28, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fbc-conservatives-no-new-taxes-promise",{"label":265,"url":266},"Conservative Party of BC: Our Plan, read October 7, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fplan\u002F",{"label":268,"url":269},"Conservative Party of BC release: Conservatives to remove PST from Canadian alcohol, September 29, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fconservatives-to-remove-pst-from-canadian-alcohol",{"label":271,"url":272},"Conservative Party of BC release: Supercharge British Columbia's Economy, October 7, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fsupercharge-british-columbias-economy",{"label":274,"url":275},"Conservative Party of BC release: Keep Emergency Rooms Open, October 5, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fkeep-emergency-rooms-open",{"label":277,"url":278},"Conservative Party of BC release: Conservatives Commit $15 Million to Build the Filipino Cultural Centre, October 7, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fconservatives-commit-15-million-to-build-the-filipino-cultural-centre",{"label":280,"url":281},"Conservative Party of BC release: Safe Streets for BC, October 6, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fplan\u002Fsafe-streets-for-bc\u002F",{"label":283,"url":284},"Conservative Party of BC: Wildfire Action Plan, October 5, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fplan\u002Ffighting-wildfires-protecting-communities\u002F",{"label":286,"url":287},"Daily Hive: Lorne Doerkson vows to 'take back' streets from hard drugs, October 6, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Florne-doerkson-public-safety-drugs",{"label":289,"url":290},"BOE Report (The Canadian Press): B.C.'s deficit forecast up $450M to $13.8B after calculation errors on gas royalties, September 14, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fboereport.com\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F14\u002Fb-c-s-deficit-forecast-up-450m-to-13-8b-after-calculation-errors-on-gas-royalties\u002F",{"label":292,"url":293},"BC NDP: To build B.C. strong, Eby will ask the wealthy to pitch in a bit more, with backgrounder","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bcndp.ca\u002Fnews\u002Fbuild-bc-strong-eby-will-ask-wealthy-pitch-bit-more",{"label":295,"url":296},"Angus Reid Institute: BC election, as voters begin to lock in, Conservatives hold five-point lead over gaining NDP, October 5, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fangusreid.org\u002Fbc-election-as-voters-begin-to-lock-in-conservatives-hold-five-point-lead-over-gaining-ndp","news\u002Fopinion-doerkson-no-new-taxes-deficit-numbers",[16,299,300,12,301],"deficit","taxes","opinion","VsRtor4NIfwX5FrfyIfTjCbnUUiMpL0WxOzgy7WqsPw",[304,318,331,344,356,364,374,386,395,403,413,428,439,451,459,472,483,494,505,512,521,527,536,542,551,559,566,573,581,592,600,610,617,627,638,649,657,664,666,673,679,688,699,707,715,722,731,740,748,758,765,773,784,791,801,807,818,829,840,850,860,870,878,889,897,904,915,926,934,945,955,966,975,984,994,1003,1012,1020,1028,1034,1042,1050,1059,1065,1074,1083,1093,1102],{"path":305,"title":306,"description":307,"date":308,"publishedAt":309,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":311,"image":316,"imageAlt":317,"imageCredit":313,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-election-2026-advance-voting-october-16-21","BC advance voting opens October 16 at locations across the province","Elections BC has published its list of advance voting places for the October 24, 2026 provincial election. Advance voting runs October 16 to 21, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can use any location in BC, not just the one in their district.","2026-10-09","2026-10-09T14:18:00-07:00","Election news",[312,313,314,315],"advance voting","Elections BC","where to vote","voter information","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002F17.002_427_cropped.jpg","Voters at a polling station in British Columbia",{"path":319,"title":320,"description":321,"date":308,"publishedAt":322,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":323,"image":328,"imageAlt":329,"imageCredit":330,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-election-2026-tax-plans-compared","Three BC parties offer opposite tax plans as the province faces a projected $13.8 billion deficit","The NDP proposes new taxes on high incomes and a gas tax pause. The Conservatives promise tax cuts. The Greens want a wealth tax on assets above $50 million.","2026-10-09T07:09:00-07:00",[324,16,325,326,327],"BC NDP","BC Green Party","tax policy","election platform","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FLorne-Doerkson-e1791552017484.jpg?quality=65&strip=all","Lorne Doerkson speaking at a campaign stop at a supermarket in Surrey on October 8, 2026","Global News",{"path":332,"title":333,"description":334,"date":308,"publishedAt":335,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":336,"image":341,"imageAlt":342,"imageCredit":343,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-economic-vision-platform-october-2026","BC Greens publish economic platform focused on local business, clean energy, and rail","The BC Green Party published an economic plan on October 8 covering small business support, commercial rent protections, clean energy, and restoring freight and passenger rail 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workers","David Eby announced a plan on October 9 to address health-care staffing in rural BC, including tuition discounts, loan forgiveness, and a new training path for international medical graduates.",[369,370,324,19],"health care","rural communities","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouver.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F9\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F09332956185e4e9ebca2acd909d92652b8b90036fbe6339e5b6dbd01f154eb4a.jpg","David Eby speaks at a campaign event","CityNews Vancouver",{"path":375,"title":376,"description":377,"date":308,"publishedAt":378,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":379,"image":383,"imageAlt":384,"imageCredit":385,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fchilliwack-forums-october-2026","Two candidate forums set for Chilliwack ridings on Oct. 13 and Oct. 21","The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce and the Yarrow Volunteer Society are each hosting a forum for candidates in the Chilliwack North and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake ridings ahead of the Oct. 24 election.","2026-10-09T20:08:00-07:00",[380,381,382],"Chilliwack North","Chilliwack-Cultus Lake","all-candidates forum","https:\u002F\u002Fabbynews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F6\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F202620Provincial20Election20Chilliwack20Electoral20Districts20Candidate20Photo20Grid_97756f.jpg","Grid of candidate photos for the Chilliwack North and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake electoral districts","Abbotsford News",{"path":387,"title":388,"description":389,"date":308,"publishedAt":348,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":390,"image":393,"imageAlt":394,"imageCredit":330,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-bc-long-term-care-beds-waitlist-october-2026","BC Conservatives promise to build more long-term-care beds after NDP deferred projects","The Conservative Party of BC published a plan on 9 October 2026 to build long-term-care beds, saying 7,200 BC residents are currently on a waitlist and the NDP deferred seven projects in Budget 2026.",[16,391,392,369],"seniors","long-term care","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fb9702df0405e32a8e0eb5b23da2996002f11c59d12638e94d5cbcd7ab01e59c8.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1","BC Conservatives and NDP on the campaign trail, October 9 2026",{"path":396,"title":397,"description":398,"date":308,"publishedAt":335,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":399,"image":402,"imageAlt":342,"imageCredit":343,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-bc-seniors-plan-property-tax-deferment-october-2026","Conservative Party of BC announces seniors plan, including reversal of property tax deferment changes","The Conservative Party of BC published a seniors platform on October 9 that would reverse changes to BC's property tax deferment program and expand home care and long-term-care options.",[391,400,401,16,15],"property tax","home care","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-provincial-2026\u002Ffallback-1.webp",{"path":404,"title":405,"description":406,"date":308,"publishedAt":407,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":408,"image":411,"imageAlt":412,"imageCredit":330,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fjoachim-agou-apology-statement-october-2026","Dropped BC Conservative candidate Joachim Agou apologizes but rejects racism accusation","Agou said on social media he takes responsibility for the posts but denies the accusation of racism, adding that protests should not stop a city or put lives at risk.","2026-10-09T07:10:00-07:00",[409,16,410],"Victoria-Beacon Hill","candidate withdrawal","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FBC-flag-e1791552610252.jpg?quality=65&strip=all","The British Columbia provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa",{"path":414,"title":415,"description":416,"date":308,"publishedAt":417,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":418,"image":425,"imageAlt":426,"imageCredit":427,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fonebc-candidates-listed-unaffiliated-ballot-dispute-2026","OneBC candidates listed as independent on ballot after Elections BC dispute","Four OneBC candidates in British Columbia appear on the October 24 ballot without party affiliation after Elections BC said their paperwork did not meet the filing requirements.","2026-10-09T14:17:00-07:00",[419,420,421,422,423,424,313],"OneBC","Surrey-Guildford","Surrey South","Peace River South","Port Coquitlam","ballot","https:\u002F\u002Fpeacearchnews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F7\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FJames20Yaroshuk20rust.jpg","OneBC candidate James Yaroshuk in front of a rusted surface","Peace Arch News",{"path":429,"title":430,"description":431,"date":308,"publishedAt":348,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":432,"image":436,"imageAlt":437,"imageCredit":438,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fstan-sipos-conservative-oak-bay-gordon-head-candidate-2026","Conservatives name Stan Sipos as candidate for Oak Bay-Gordon Head","The Conservative Party of BC announced Stan Sipos as its candidate for Oak Bay-Gordon Head on 9 October 2026. Sipos will compete against BC NDP incumbent Diana Gibson, former Green Party leader Andrew Weaver running for Centre BC, and BC Green candidate Andrew Appleton.",[16,433,434,435],"Oak Bay-Gordon Head","nomination","Stan Sipos","https:\u002F\u002Foakbaynews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F18\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F261008-obn-stan-sipos.jpg?w=1024","Stan Sipos, Conservative candidate for Oak Bay-Gordon Head","Oak Bay News",{"path":440,"title":441,"description":442,"date":443,"publishedAt":444,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":445,"image":448,"imageAlt":449,"imageCredit":450,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fangus-reid-eby-doerkson-leader-perception-poll-october-2026","Angus Reid poll: 78% of BC adults name something they dislike about David Eby","A new Angus Reid Institute survey finds David Eby carries high unfavourable awareness while Lorne Doerkson remains largely unknown to undecided voters, two weeks before voting day.","2026-10-08","2026-10-08T16:11:00-07:00",[324,16,446,447],"leaders","polling","https:\u002F\u002Fangusreid.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FPolitical-Portrait-Comparison-1024x683.png","Side-by-side portrait comparison of David Eby and Lorne Doerkson","Angus Reid Institute",{"path":452,"title":453,"description":454,"date":443,"publishedAt":455,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":456,"image":402,"imageAlt":355,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-inclusive-education-funding-gap-october-2026","BC Greens pledge to close a $316.8-million gap in school funding for students with disabilities","The BC Green Party released a plan on October 8 to close what it says is a $316.8-million shortfall in provincial funding for inclusive education.","2026-10-08T20:25:00-07:00",[325,457,458,340],"education","inclusive education",{"path":460,"title":461,"description":462,"date":443,"publishedAt":463,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":464,"image":469,"imageAlt":470,"imageCredit":471,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-filipino-cultural-centre-15-million-october-2026","BC NDP promises $15 million for a permanent Filipino Cultural Centre","David Eby said on October 7 that a re-elected BC NDP government would set aside $15 million to help build a permanent home for Filipino Canadian heritage in BC.","2026-10-08T07:10:00-07:00",[465,324,466,467,468],"MLA","platform","Filipino Canadian","cultural centre","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F11\u002F1940-main-street-vancouver-filipino-cultural-centre-portliving-f.jpg?format=auto","Exterior of a building proposed as the Filipino Cultural Centre site in Vancouver","Daily Hive \u002F Port Living",{"path":473,"title":474,"description":475,"date":443,"publishedAt":476,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":477,"image":480,"imageAlt":481,"imageCredit":482,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-icbc-basic-rate-freeze-spring-2030","BC NDP promises to freeze basic ICBC rates until spring 2030","David Eby announced in Richmond on October 8 that an NDP government would freeze basic car insurance rates for three more years, extending a run of seven straight years of frozen rates.","2026-10-08T14:11:00-07:00",[324,478,479,466],"ICBC","car insurance","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fbc-insurance-rates.jpg?format=auto&width=988","Car on a British Columbia road representing auto insurance rates","CineCam\u002FShutterstock via Daily Hive",{"path":484,"title":485,"description":486,"date":443,"publishedAt":487,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":488,"image":491,"imageAlt":492,"imageCredit":493,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-income-tax-cut-basic-personal-amount-2026","BC Conservatives promise $1,000 annual income tax cut by raising personal exemption","The Conservative Party of BC announced on October 8 that a Conservative government would raise the basic personal amount from $13,216 to $32,000, saving eligible earners about $1,000 per year.","2026-10-08T12:07:00-07:00",[489,16,15,490],"Income tax","Platform","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FLorne-Doerkson-BC-Conservatives-oct-8-2026-f.jpg","Lorne Doerkson speaking at a press conference inside a grocery store in Surrey, October 8, 2026","Conservative Party of British Columbia, via Daily Hive",{"path":495,"title":496,"description":497,"date":443,"publishedAt":498,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":499,"image":502,"imageAlt":503,"imageCredit":504,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Femily-lowan-bc-greens-rent-costs-october-2026","BC Greens leader Emily Lowan says NDP rent claims overstate progress","BC Greens leader Emily Lowan says BC remains the most expensive province for rent and challenges the NDP housing minister's claim of a 4.5% rent decrease as misleading to tenants.","2026-10-08T16:12:00-07:00",[325,324,500,501],"housing","rent","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fbc-greens-rent-expensive-emily-lowan.jpg?format=auto&width=988","BC Greens leader Emily Lowan speaking during the 2026 provincial election campaign","Daily Hive Vancouver",{"path":506,"title":507,"description":508,"date":443,"publishedAt":476,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":509,"image":510,"imageAlt":511,"imageCredit":330,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fjoachim-agou-dropped-bc-conservatives-racism-2026","BC Conservatives drop Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou over social media posts","Interim leader Lorne Doerkson removed Agou from the Conservative slate on October 8 after posts targeting the Pakistani community and pro-Palestinian protesters were made public by the NDP.",[409,16,410],"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FBEN-AND-KEITH-OCT-7-YT-THUMB.png?w=1200","BC Conservative and NDP leaders at a podium during the 2026 provincial election campaign",{"path":513,"title":514,"description":515,"date":443,"publishedAt":516,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":517,"image":238,"imageAlt":355,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-island-all-candidates-debate-tidemark-october-16-2026","North Island candidates to debate at Tidemark Theatre on October 16","All four North Island candidates have confirmed they will take part in a public debate at the Tidemark Theatre in Campbell River on October 16, 2026.","2026-10-08T20:12:00-07:00",[518,519,520],"North Island","all-candidates debate","Campbell River",{"path":522,"title":523,"description":524,"date":443,"publishedAt":525,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":526,"image":238,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-car-insurance-double-rates-no-numbers","Opinion: One party says car insurance rates will double. The other says they stay low. Neither has shown a calculation","The BC NDP says a Conservative plan would double car insurance rates. The Conservatives say rates stay low. The voche.me editors looked for the numbers behind both.","2026-10-08T12:11:00-07:00",[479,478,16,324,301],{"path":528,"title":529,"description":530,"date":443,"publishedAt":531,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":532,"image":341,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-debate-rule-green-leader-no-seat","Opinion: The Green leader has no seat and is in the debate. Two leaders with seats are left out. Publish the rule","Three leaders are in the October 14 debate and two are not. The broadcasters have not said why. The voche.me editors test four possible rules against the five leaders.","2026-10-08T12:12:00-07:00",[533,534,535,419,301],"leaders debate","BC Greens","CentreBC",{"path":537,"title":538,"description":539,"date":443,"publishedAt":540,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":541,"image":402,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-eby-ndp-promises-priced","Opinion: Eby says he will always tell you how he pays. We priced his promises: five have a figure and nine do not","David Eby says he always tells voters how he will pay. The voche.me editors went through the BC NDP promises and found a dollar figure on five of fourteen.","2026-10-08T12:10:00-07:00",[324,299,12,300,301],{"path":543,"title":544,"description":545,"date":207,"publishedAt":546,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":547,"image":549,"imageAlt":550,"imageCredit":504,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-conservatives-icbc-no-fault-replacement-2026","BC Conservatives promise to replace ICBC no-fault system with a hybrid model","A letter Lorne Doerkson sent to insurance and legal groups on September 29 commits a Conservative government to introduce legislation restoring the right to sue for serious injuries, alongside possible private auto insurance competition.","2026-10-07T07:07:00-07:00",[13,478,548,16,15],"auto insurance","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F09\u002FDAILY-HIVE-2048-x-1365-px-38.jpg?format=auto","ICBC auto insurance sign in British Columbia",{"path":552,"title":553,"description":554,"date":207,"publishedAt":546,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":555,"image":556,"imageAlt":557,"imageCredit":558,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-election-leaders-debate-october-14-2026","BC leaders' debate set for October 14 on CHEK","The only live televised debate between the NDP, Conservative, and Green leaders in BC's provincial election is scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, from 6:15 to 8 p.m. PT.",[13,533,324,16,325],"https:\u002F\u002Fi0.wp.com\u002Fcheknews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fd496742b47f3b5f4cbf6b0e410e632b68627ce8b3d6e1dd808055a0eeda4b853-e1791309777321.jpg?fit=1398%2C786&ssl=1","Composite of David Eby, Lorne Doerkson, and Emily Lowan, the three leaders taking part in the October 14 debate","The Canadian Press \u002F Darryl Dyck, Rich Lam, Kevin Light",{"path":560,"title":561,"description":562,"date":207,"publishedAt":563,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":564,"image":565,"imageAlt":355,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-community-health-centres-october-2026","BC Greens propose a community health centre in every riding and a review of health authority structure","The BC Green Party published a healthcare platform on October 6, proposing an integrated community health centre in every provincial riding and a review of whether to replace the current health authority model with a single provincial authority.","2026-10-07T14:40:00-07:00",[465,325,369,466],"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-provincial-2026\u002Ffallback-5.webp",{"path":567,"title":568,"description":569,"date":207,"publishedAt":570,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":571,"image":238,"imageAlt":355,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-poverty-assistance-plan-october-2026","BC Greens announce plan to raise income assistance to the poverty line","The BC Green Party published a poverty reduction platform on October 6, proposing to raise provincial income and disability assistance rates to match the market-basket poverty line and index them to inflation.","2026-10-07T14:41:00-07:00",[465,325,572,466],"income assistance",{"path":574,"title":575,"description":576,"date":207,"publishedAt":546,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":577,"image":579,"imageAlt":580,"imageCredit":504,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-health-wait-times-mri-ct-2026","BC NDP promises 8 MRI machines and 10 CT scanners to cut surgery wait times","David Eby's party says the new equipment will increase diagnostic capacity by 15 per cent and a shared regional waitlist will let patients choose the shortest available wait.",[13,369,324,19,578],"wait times","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fbc-ndp-health.jpg?format=auto","BC NDP leader David Eby speaking at a campaign event about health care wait times",{"path":582,"title":583,"description":584,"date":207,"publishedAt":585,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":586,"image":589,"imageAlt":590,"imageCredit":591,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-library-funding-double-october-2026","BC NDP promises to double provincial library funding from $14M to $28M per year","Three BC NDP candidates announced on October 7 that a re-elected NDP government would permanently double annual provincial funding for B.C.'s 71 public library systems.","2026-10-07T12:09:00-07:00",[324,587,588,457],"libraries","funding","https:\u002F\u002Fabbynews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F6\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F261014-CVR-Library1.jpg?w=1024","BC NDP candidates at the Courtenay branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library","Brendan Kyle Jure \u002F Comox Valley Record",{"path":593,"title":594,"description":595,"date":207,"publishedAt":596,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":597,"image":598,"imageAlt":599,"imageCredit":324,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-seniors-health-care-plan-october-2026","BC NDP promises free shingles vaccines and 500 more home care workers for seniors","David Eby announced an NDP seniors health care plan on October 5 that includes free shingles vaccines for adults 50 and over, 500 new home care workers, and seven paused long-term care projects moving forward.","2026-10-07T12:10:00-07:00",[324,391,369,392],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bcndp.ca\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2026-10-05_-_web_share_image_-_seniors_nr.png?1791400156","BC NDP seniors health care plan announcement graphic",{"path":601,"title":602,"description":603,"date":207,"publishedAt":604,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":605,"image":608,"imageAlt":609,"imageCredit":504,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-small-business-relief-fund-october-2026","BC NDP promises $500M relief fund for small businesses hit by tariffs and wildfires","The BC NDP says a re-elected government would offer interest-free loans of up to $1 million and a new youth hiring tax credit for small businesses facing U.S. tariffs and wildfire losses.","2026-10-07T12:07:00-07:00",[324,338,606,607],"economy","tariffs","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Feby-bus.jpg?format=auto","David Eby speaking at a BC NDP campaign event",{"path":611,"title":612,"description":613,"date":207,"publishedAt":614,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":615,"image":616,"imageAlt":355,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-bc-economy-plan-october-2026","Conservative Party of BC releases economic plan with PST cut and permitting changes","Lorne Doerkson announced the Conservative Party of BC's economic platform in Surrey on October 7, proposing to scrap the PST on business investment for three years and pass a 120-day permitting law for major projects.","2026-10-07T14:39:00-07:00",[465,16,606,466],"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-provincial-2026\u002Ffallback-4.webp",{"path":618,"title":619,"description":620,"date":207,"publishedAt":621,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":622,"image":625,"imageAlt":626,"imageCredit":16,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-bc-filipino-cultural-centre-15-million-october-2026","Conservative Party of BC commits $15 million for a Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver","The Conservative Party of BC published a pledge on October 7 to put $15 million toward a permanent Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver if elected.","2026-10-07T16:15:00-07:00",[16,623,13,624],"Filipino community","cultural funding","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F07\u002F300380028_378498317790708_6959397983107883111_n.jpg","Lorne Doerkson, leader of the Conservative Party of BC",{"path":628,"title":629,"description":630,"date":207,"publishedAt":631,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":632,"image":636,"imageAlt":637,"imageCredit":504,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-bc-public-safety-plan-october-2026","BC Conservatives promise 250 more police officers and end to open drug use in public safety plan","Lorne Doerkson announced the Conservative Party of BC's public safety platform on October 6, promising 250 new officers trained through JIBC, 500 more RCMP over five years, and amendments to the Mental Health Act to allow involuntary care.","2026-10-07T12:08:00-07:00",[16,633,634,635],"public safety","policing","drug policy","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Florne-public-safety.jpg?format=auto","Lorne Doerkson at a Conservative Party of BC public safety announcement",{"path":639,"title":640,"description":641,"date":207,"publishedAt":642,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":643,"image":647,"imageAlt":317,"imageCredit":648,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmill-bay-juan-de-fuca-malahat-all-candidates-debate-oct-9","All five Juan de Fuca-Malahat candidates to debate in Mill Bay on October 9","The Mill Bay Community League is hosting a free public debate for the five candidates in the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding on Thursday, October 9, at 7 p.m. at Kerry Park Arena Lounge.","2026-10-07T16:14:00-07:00",[644,645,13,646],"Juan de Fuca-Malahat","candidates forum","Mill Bay","https:\u002F\u002Flakecowichangazette.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F30\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FVoting20Day.jpg","Lake Cowichan Gazette",{"path":650,"title":651,"description":652,"date":207,"publishedAt":653,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":654,"image":616,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-27-votes-2024-close-polls-vote","Opinion: In 2024 a majority government in BC depended on 27 votes in one riding. Four polls put 2026 within five points","After the 2024 final count, the BC NDP majority depended on a 27-vote lead in Surrey-Guildford. Four 2026 polls show leads of one to five points. The editors say: vote.","2026-10-07T22:57:00-07:00",[655,656,312,420,301],"polls","voting",{"path":658,"title":659,"description":660,"date":207,"publishedAt":661,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":662,"image":341,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-bc-greens-wealth-tax-22-billion-calculation","Opinion: The BC Greens say one tax will raise $22.2 billion in a year. Voters have not seen the calculation","Emily Lowan says a tax on wealth above $50 million will raise $22.2 billion in its first year. The voche.me editors list the five numbers the party has not published.","2026-10-07T20:34:00-07:00",[534,663,300,12,301],"wealth tax",{"path":250,"title":5,"description":208,"date":207,"publishedAt":251,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":665,"image":238,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},[16,299,300,12,301],{"path":667,"title":668,"description":669,"date":207,"publishedAt":670,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":671,"image":354,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-leaders-top-priority-voters-cost-of-living","Opinion: Eby says this election is about Trump. Doerkson's top priority is one law. Voters say it is the cost of living","David Eby called the election over U.S. tariffs and Lorne Doerkson named one law as his top priority. A survey shows 57 per cent of voters name the cost of living.","2026-10-07T22:55:00-07:00",[672,324,16,607,301],"cost of living",{"path":674,"title":675,"description":676,"date":207,"publishedAt":677,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":678,"image":402,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-one-leaders-debate-105-minutes","Opinion: One debate, 105 minutes, three leaders. BC voters should get a second one","The only televised BC leaders' debate is on October 14 and lasts 105 minutes. The voche.me editors count what that leaves for each issue and ask for a second debate.","2026-10-07T20:30:00-07:00",[533,324,16,534,301],{"path":680,"title":681,"description":682,"date":207,"publishedAt":683,"author":22,"category":206,"tags":684,"image":565,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-two-elections-eight-days-local-vote","Opinion: BC votes twice in eight days. Local leaders asked Eby to wait, and 57 per cent of voters disapprove of the early call","Local elections are on October 17 and the provincial election is on October 24. The voche.me editors set out what the overlap has done and ask voters to vote in both.","2026-10-07T22:56:00-07:00",[685,686,687,324,301],"snap election","local elections","Union of BC Municipalities",{"path":689,"title":690,"description":691,"date":692,"publishedAt":693,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":694,"image":696,"imageAlt":697,"imageCredit":698,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fadila-shaukat-bc-ndp-chilliwack-north-2026","Adila Shaukat confirmed as BC NDP candidate in Chilliwack North","Elections BC confirmed Adila Shaukat as the BC NDP candidate in Chilliwack North on October 3. She holds a doctorate in evolutionary biology and worked as a constituency assistant to the late NDP MLA Dan Coulter.","2026-10-05","2026-10-05T12:14:00-07:00",[324,434,380,695],"Adila Shaukat","https:\u002F\u002Ftheprogress.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F3\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FAdilaShaukat_ChilliwackNorth_NDP_Candidate.jpg","Adila Shaukat, BC NDP candidate for Chilliwack North in the October 2026 provincial election.","Chilliwack Progress",{"path":700,"title":701,"description":702,"date":692,"publishedAt":703,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":704,"image":705,"imageAlt":706,"imageCredit":450,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-election-angus-reid-poll-october-2026","Angus Reid poll puts Conservatives five points ahead of NDP, 19 days before voting","An Angus Reid survey of 1,013 BC residents conducted October 1 to 3 shows the Conservative Party of BC at 48 per cent and the BC NDP at 43 per cent.","2026-10-05T16:05:00-07:00",[447,16,324,325],"https:\u002F\u002Fangusreid.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fspliced_flipped-e1791235466617.jpg","BC election polling graphic showing Conservatives ahead of NDP",{"path":708,"title":709,"description":710,"date":692,"publishedAt":711,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":712,"image":341,"imageAlt":714,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-fair-share-act-wealth-tax-october-2026","BC Greens publish wealth tax plan, saying it would raise $22.2 billion in the first year","Emily Lowan announced the Fair Share Act in Victoria on October 5, a BC Greens plan to tax net wealth above $50 million and use the money for childcare, transit, housing and debt reduction.","2026-10-05T14:11:00-07:00",[325,466,663,500,713,340],"childcare","BC provincial election 2026 news",{"path":716,"title":717,"description":718,"date":692,"publishedAt":711,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":719,"image":565,"imageAlt":714,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-forestry-plan-october-2026","BC Greens publish forestry plan to end raw-log exports and protect old-growth forests","The BC Green Party published a forestry plan on October 4 that would end raw-log exports, permanently protect old-growth forests, and shift 30 to 50 per cent of available fibre to value-added manufacturing.",[325,466,720,721,340],"forestry","old-growth",{"path":723,"title":724,"description":725,"date":692,"publishedAt":726,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":727,"image":729,"imageAlt":730,"imageCredit":330,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-income-tax-brackets-october-2026","BC NDP proposes three new income tax brackets to raise $1 billion a year for health care","David Eby's party published a plan on October 4 to add three new income tax brackets affecting earners above $190,405, with the highest rate of 24.5 per cent applying to income over $1 million.","2026-10-05T12:13:00-07:00",[324,466,728,369,19],"income tax","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FDavid-Eby-e1791150336311.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=1200","BC NDP Leader David Eby exits his campaign bus during a provincial election stop in Grand Forks, B.C., on October 3, 2026.",{"path":732,"title":733,"description":734,"date":692,"publishedAt":711,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":735,"image":737,"imageAlt":738,"imageCredit":739,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-oak-bay-lodge-90m-seniors-care-october-2026","BC NDP pledges $90 million to turn former Oak Bay Lodge site into seniors and health care hub","David Eby announced in Oak Bay on October 5 that a re-elected NDP government would invest $90 million to redevelop the former Oak Bay Lodge property into a community health and seniors care hub.",[324,466,391,369,736,433],"Diana Gibson","https:\u002F\u002Fvicnews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F2\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F261005-obn-oak-bay-lodge.jpg?w=1024","The former Oak Bay Lodge property in Oak Bay, BC","Victoria News",{"path":741,"title":742,"description":743,"date":692,"publishedAt":703,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":744,"image":745,"imageAlt":746,"imageCredit":747,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbrent-chapman-onebc-surrey-south-withdrawal","Brent Chapman will not run for OneBC in Surrey South, party cites threats from Conservative insiders","OneBC announced October 5 that Brent Chapman, who had joined the party after crossing the floor from the Conservatives, will not appear on the ballot in Surrey South.",[419,421,410],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fbc-mla-brent-chapman.jpg?format=auto","Brent Chapman in a social media post about his political activity","@Brent4SurreySth \u002F X",{"path":749,"title":750,"description":751,"date":692,"publishedAt":752,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":753,"image":755,"imageAlt":756,"imageCredit":757,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbulkley-valley-stikine-candidates-hartwell-abel-2026","Bulkley Valley-Stikine candidates: Conservative incumbent Hartwell and NDP newcomer Abel both confirmed for October 24","Conservative incumbent Sharon Hartwell and BC NDP newcomer Frankie Abel are both on the ballot for Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the October 24 provincial election, with a third candidate from the Christian Heritage Party also confirmed.","2026-10-05T20:45:00-07:00",[754,16,324,434],"Bulkley Valley-Stikine","https:\u002F\u002Finterior-news.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F16\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FIMG_9815.jpg?w=1024","Sharon Hartwell, Conservative candidate for Bulkley Valley-Stikine","The Interior News",{"path":759,"title":760,"description":761,"date":692,"publishedAt":711,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":762,"image":354,"imageAlt":714,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-bc-amanda-burrows-policing-october-2026","Conservative Party publishes page on NDP candidate Amanda Burrows citing her statements on policing","The Conservative Party of BC published a page on October 5 citing Amanda Burrows' public statements about police funding, calling her views radical. Burrows and the NDP have not responded to the Conservative characterization.",[16,324,763,634,764],"Amanda Burrows","Vancouver-Strathcona",{"path":766,"title":767,"description":768,"date":692,"publishedAt":769,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":770,"image":354,"imageAlt":342,"imageCredit":343,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fconservative-bc-metro-vancouver-platform-october-2026","Conservative Party of BC releases Metro Vancouver platform, promises audit and board reduction","The Conservative Party of BC published a Metro Vancouver platform on October 5 and says a Conservative government would shrink the regional board, restrict its functions, and conduct a full audit of its finances.","2026-10-05T20:15:00-07:00",[16,771,466,772],"Metro Vancouver","Lower Mainland",{"path":774,"title":775,"description":776,"date":692,"publishedAt":777,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":778,"image":781,"imageAlt":782,"imageCredit":783,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fgordon-skulnec-conservative-kootenay-central-2026","Gordon Skulnec confirmed as Conservative candidate in Kootenay Central","Gordon Skulnec, a retired RCMP officer and former medical radiographer from Cranbrook, is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Kootenay Central for the October 24 provincial election.","2026-10-05T12:15:00-07:00",[16,434,779,780],"Kootenay Central","Gordon Skulnec","https:\u002F\u002Ftodayinbc.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F33\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fgordon20skulnec.jpg","Gordon Skulnec, Conservative Party of BC candidate for Kootenay Central. Photo from Facebook.","Today in BC \u002F Facebook",{"path":785,"title":786,"description":787,"date":692,"publishedAt":711,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":788,"image":790,"imageAlt":626,"imageCredit":16,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Florne-doerkson-conservative-er-plan-october-2026","Conservative leader Doerkson pledges $50 million emergency fund to keep BC emergency rooms open","Lorne Doerkson announced in 100 Mile House on October 5 that a Conservative government would invest $50 million to hire and retain medical staff, aiming to end unplanned ER closures.",[16,466,369,789,15],"emergency rooms","https:\u002F\u002Fconservativebc.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F07\u002FLorne-Doerkson.jpg",{"path":792,"title":793,"description":794,"date":795,"publishedAt":796,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":797,"image":798,"imageAlt":799,"imageCredit":800,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-conservatives-respond-ndp-income-tax-2026","Conservatives call NDP income tax plan a doctor tax, say it will push doctors out","The Conservative Party of BC published a statement on October 5 opposing the NDP's proposed income tax changes, which would raise rates for earners above $190,405.","2026-10-04","2026-10-04T20:09:00-07:00",[16,324,326,728,369,15,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fdavid-eby-bc-ndp-f14.jpg","Premier David Eby speaking at a BC NDP campaign event","BC NDP \u002F Daily Hive Vancouver",{"path":802,"title":803,"description":804,"date":795,"publishedAt":805,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":806,"image":616,"imageAlt":342,"imageCredit":343,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-seniors-plan-october-2026","BC Greens announce seniors plan with higher renter aid thresholds and more public long-term care","The BC Green Party published a seniors platform on October 4 and says it would raise housing aid thresholds for senior renters, apply rent controls to assisted living, and increase publicly funded long-term care beds.","2026-10-05T20:30:00-07:00",[325,391,500,392,466],{"path":808,"title":809,"description":810,"date":811,"publishedAt":812,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":813,"image":815,"imageAlt":816,"imageCredit":817,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbrittny-anderson-ndp-kootenay-central-2026","Brittny Anderson Running Again for NDP in Kootenay Central","BC NDP incumbent MLA Brittny Anderson confirmed on October 2 that she will seek a third term representing Kootenay Central in the October 24 provincial election.","2026-10-03","2026-10-03T07:15:00-07:00",[324,779,434,814],"incumbent","https:\u002F\u002Ftodayinbc.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F33\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fbrittny20anderson.jpg?w=960","Brittny Anderson, BC NDP MLA for Kootenay Central","todayinbc.com",{"path":819,"title":820,"description":821,"date":811,"publishedAt":822,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":823,"image":826,"imageAlt":827,"imageCredit":828,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fjason-leboe-bc-ndp-fraser-nicola-2026","BC NDP Names Jason Leboe as Fraser-Nicola Candidate","The BC NDP has chosen Jason Leboe, a utilities operator and labour council secretary-treasurer from Hope, to run in Fraser-Nicola in the October 24 provincial election.","2026-10-03T07:07:00-07:00",[324,824,434,825],"Fraser-Nicola","labour","https:\u002F\u002Fagassizharrisonobserver.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F24\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F261009-AHO-Leboe.jpg?w=1024","Jason Leboe, BC NDP candidate for Fraser-Nicola","Agassiz Harrison Observer",{"path":830,"title":831,"description":832,"date":833,"publishedAt":834,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":835,"image":838,"imageAlt":839,"imageCredit":325,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-ai-regulation-platform-2026","BC Greens release plan to regulate artificial intelligence and hold technology companies accountable","The BC Green Party published a platform on October 2 calling for a moratorium on new artificial intelligence data centres in BC and a ban on AI workplace surveillance, among eight specific commitments.","2026-10-02","2026-10-02T14:30:00-07:00",[325,836,837,340],"Technology","Artificial Intelligence","https:\u002F\u002Fbcgreens.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F11\u002FBCGreens_EmilyLowan_horizontal-e1763358153579.png","BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan at a campaign event.",{"path":841,"title":842,"description":843,"date":833,"publishedAt":844,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":845,"image":849,"imageAlt":325,"imageCredit":325,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-greens-farmland-food-plan-2026","BC Greens publish farmland ownership plan, pledging to block foreign buyers","The BC Green Party published a plan on October 2 to restrict foreign and corporate ownership of farmland, set up a public land bank for farmers, and let local governments tax land that is not being farmed.","2026-10-02T16:07:00-07:00",[325,466,846,847,848],"agriculture","food security","farmland","https:\u002F\u002Fbcgreens.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Fbc-greens-footer-scaled.jpg",{"path":851,"title":852,"description":853,"date":833,"publishedAt":844,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":854,"image":857,"imageAlt":858,"imageCredit":859,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-grocery-profit-cap-october-2026","BC NDP pledges price cap on grocery staples and new food terminal","David Eby announced a plan on October 2 that would cap profit margins on essential foods and open a wholesale food terminal in the Lower Mainland, which the party says would save families up to $700 a year.",[324,855,856,466],"affordability","grocery","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F03\u002Fgrocery-prices.jpg?format=auto&width=988","Grocery store aisle with shelves of products","Daily Hive",{"path":861,"title":862,"description":863,"date":833,"publishedAt":864,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":865,"image":867,"imageAlt":868,"imageCredit":869,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdavid-eby-rules-out-translink-vehicle-levy-2026","David Eby rules out a new vehicle levy for TransLink","BC NDP leader David Eby said Friday he will not create a new annual fee on registered vehicles in Metro Vancouver, after a radio report said the idea had been under discussion before the election call.","2026-10-02T14:06:00-07:00",[324,866,19],"Transportation","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fdavid-eby-bc-ndp-f12.jpg","BC NDP leader David Eby speaks at a press conference.","Government of B.C. \u002F Daily Hive",{"path":871,"title":872,"description":873,"date":833,"publishedAt":844,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":874,"image":875,"imageAlt":876,"imageCredit":877,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fgarry-thind-conservative-surrey-guildford-2026","Garry Thind named Conservative candidate in Surrey-Guildford, stays on school board ballot","The North Delta Reporter reports that Garry Thind is running for the BC Conservatives in Surrey-Guildford while still listed on the Surrey school board trustee ballot for the October 17 civic election, because the provincial snap election call came after the withdrawal deadline.",[16,434,420,685],"https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FGarry-Thind.jpg","Garry Thind","North Delta Reporter",{"path":879,"title":880,"description":881,"date":833,"publishedAt":882,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":883,"image":886,"imageAlt":887,"imageCredit":888,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Flisa-lapointe-bc-greens-saanich-south-2026","Former BC chief coroner Lisa Lapointe named BC Green candidate in Saanich South","The BC Green Party has named Lisa Lapointe, who served as the province's chief coroner for more than a decade, as its candidate in the Saanich South riding on Vancouver Island.","2026-10-02T07:06:00-07:00",[325,884,434,885],"Saanich South","Vancouver Island","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FRHJVMTH74SK7E3PXQG77ERQMBA.jpg?auth=5adfd3751f52bd3a32f175097fbe77f2def11a1e56912674528595c63e67d0b1&width=1400","BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan speaks at a campaign event","CTV News \u002F The Canadian Press",{"path":890,"title":891,"description":892,"date":833,"publishedAt":893,"author":894,"category":206,"tags":895,"image":616,"imageAlt":896,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fopinion-david-eby-grocery-promise-record","Opinion: Eby's grocery promise comes 22 days before the vote, after 46 months as premier","Reader Gary Blisia compares David Eby's October 2 grocery price promise with his record since 2022: one-time credits, a cancelled $1,000 rebate, a tax rise.","2026-10-02T23:10:00-07:00","Gary Blisia",[324,855,856,301],"BC provincial election 2026 reader opinion",{"path":898,"title":899,"description":900,"date":833,"publishedAt":882,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":901,"image":238,"imageAlt":903,"imageCredit":240,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fscott-mcinnis-conservative-columbia-river-revelstoke-2026","Scott McInnis running for Conservative Party in Columbia River-Revelstoke","Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis rejoined the Conservative Party of BC on September 21, a day before Premier David Eby called the provincial election, after spending about two and a half weeks as an independent.",[16,902,434],"Columbia River-Revelstoke","BC provincial election campaign signage",{"path":905,"title":906,"description":907,"date":908,"publishedAt":909,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":910,"image":912,"imageAlt":913,"imageCredit":914,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-election-ipsos-poll-october-1-2026","Ipsos poll puts BC Conservatives at 42%, NDP at 40% as campaign enters week two","An Ipsos poll conducted Sept. 25 to 29 for Global News found BC Conservative support up seven points and BC NDP support down five compared to two weeks earlier.","2026-10-01","2026-10-01T12:15:00-07:00",[911,324,16,325],"poll","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FCP176963322.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1","Composite photo showing B.C. NDP Leader David Eby, Conservative interim Leader Lorne Doerkson, and Green Party Leader Emily Lowan","Global News \u002F The Canadian Press",{"path":916,"title":917,"description":918,"date":908,"publishedAt":919,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":920,"image":923,"imageAlt":924,"imageCredit":925,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-election-parties-candidate-count-nominations-deadline","BC's large parties expect full candidate slates before October 3 nominations close","Elections BC lists 43 NDP candidates and 32 Conservative candidates so far. Nominations close October 3. Smaller parties remain in single digits.","2026-10-01T07:08:00-07:00",[313,921,922,324,16,325],"nominations","candidate list","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F5c982b3a0e8fa2ccc913e8883eedbc8340b94110463ded0ad10a6e2d80804e4b.jpg?quality=65&strip=all","A voter arrives at a polling station on a bike to cast their ballot in the provincial election in the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday May 9, 2017.","The Canadian Press \u002F Darryl Dyck",{"path":927,"title":928,"description":929,"date":908,"publishedAt":909,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":930,"image":932,"imageAlt":933,"imageCredit":504,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-gas-tax-relief-october-2026","BC NDP promises 10-cent-per-litre gas tax cut and new fuel price limits","David Eby announced on Oct. 1 that a BC NDP government would suspend a portion of the provincial motor fuel tax and give the BC Utilities Commission powers to cap fuel supplier markups.",[324,466,855,931],"fuel prices","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fbc-gas-prices.jpg?format=auto","Gas station price display in British Columbia",{"path":935,"title":936,"description":937,"date":908,"publishedAt":938,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":939,"image":942,"imageAlt":943,"imageCredit":944,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-ndp-kamloops-candidates-2026","BC NDP names first-time candidates for both Kamloops ridings","The BC NDP has named Mike Wisla for Kamloops Centre and Kory Clark for Kamloops-North Thompson in the October 24 provincial election, both challenging Conservative incumbents.","2026-10-01T20:35:00-07:00",[434,324,940,941],"Kamloops Centre","Kamloops-North Thompson","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia-cdn.socastsrm.com\u002Fwordpress\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002F2311\u002Ffiles\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fd4ceb78a-992f-4aea-a818-c23291ae4b07-1-1200x675.png","Mike Wisla and Kory Clark, BC NDP candidates for Kamloops ridings, in a campaign photo","CFJC Today",{"path":946,"title":947,"description":948,"date":908,"publishedAt":949,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":950,"image":952,"imageAlt":953,"imageCredit":954,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fkathryn-askew-ndp-cariboo-chilcotin-2026","Retired teacher Kathryn Askew named BC NDP candidate for Cariboo-Chilcotin","Kathryn Askew of Canim Lake, a retired teacher with 32 years in the classroom, will run for the BC NDP in Cariboo-Chilcotin against interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson.","2026-10-01T20:15:00-07:00",[434,324,951,15],"Cariboo-Chilcotin","https:\u002F\u002Fwltribune.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F6\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FKathryn20Askew20-20BC20NDP.jpg?w=1024","Kathryn Askew, BC NDP candidate for Cariboo-Chilcotin, in a campaign photo","BC NDP \u002F Williams Lake Tribune",{"path":956,"title":957,"description":958,"date":908,"publishedAt":959,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":960,"image":963,"imageAlt":964,"imageCredit":965,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Florne-doerkson-pacific-link-pipeline-platform","Doerkson backs Pacific Link pipeline at Vancouver campaign stop","BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says his party supports a second pipeline from northern Alberta to BC's southern coast, welcoming the federal decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline a project of national interest.","2026-10-01T16:05:00-07:00",[16,961,962,15,951],"energy policy","pipeline","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F1f3ef8b2e848c138490c897e57ee58c0f4742942b262b5e40f7cf18daa5efe18_4b0b98.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1","Lorne Doerkson speaks at a podium during the BC provincial election campaign","THE CANADIAN PRESS\u002FDarryl Dyck",{"path":967,"title":968,"description":969,"date":908,"publishedAt":970,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":971,"image":972,"imageAlt":973,"imageCredit":974,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fpatrick-michell-bc-greens-fraser-nicola-2026","BC Greens name Patrick Michell as candidate in Fraser-Nicola","The BC Green Party announced Patrick Michell, a retired First Nations chief, as its candidate in the Fraser-Nicola riding for the October 24 election.","2026-10-01T14:08:00-07:00",[824,325,434],"https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F261009-AHO-Patrick-MIchell.jpg","Patrick 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September 24-28 shows the Conservative Party of BC leading the BC NDP by three points among decided voters, with the BC Greens at 13%.","2026-09-30T16:06:00-07:00",[911,16,324,325],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Fdavid-eby-bc-ndp-sept-22-2026-f.jpg?format=auto&width=988","BC NDP leader David Eby at a press conference",{"path":1029,"title":1030,"description":1031,"date":1016,"publishedAt":1017,"author":22,"category":310,"tags":1032,"image":341,"imageAlt":342,"imageCredit":343,"updated":240,"linkedinPostUrl":240},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-conservatives-pst-canadian-alcohol-2026","BC Conservatives commit to removing provincial sales tax on Canadian alcohol","Lorne Doerkson announced on September 29 that a Conservative government would remove the provincial sales tax on Canadian beer, wine and spirits at the till, saying the commitment will last as long as US tariffs on Canadian goods 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