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NEWS TOPIC

# affordability

3 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific.

## Friday, October 2

Opinion

### [Opinion: Eby's grocery promise comes 22 days before the vote, after 46 months as premier](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-david-eby-grocery-promise-record)

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.

11:10 pm PT6 min read

Election newsReported

### [BC NDP pledges price cap on grocery staples and new food terminal](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-ndp-grocery-profit-cap-october-2026)

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.

4:07 pm PT2 min read

## Thursday, October 1

Election newsReported

### [BC NDP promises 10-cent-per-litre gas tax cut and new fuel price limits](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-ndp-gas-tax-relief-october-2026)

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.

12:15 pm PT2 min read

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