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Times are Pacific. ## Friday, October 9 Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens release tourism plan with parks funding increase and new outdoor recreation fund](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-tourism-plan-parks-outdoor-recreation-october-2026) The BC Greens published a tourism plan on 9 October 2026 that would raise BC Parks funding by 50 per cent and create a $30-million-a-year outdoor recreation fund. 4:26 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens commit to free transit for youth and seniors, promise Sea-to-Sky buses in year one](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-transit-rail-free-youth-seniors-october-2026) The BC Green Party published its transit and transportation plan on 9 October 2026, promising free transit for riders under 25 and over 65, and buses on the Sea-to-Sky corridor within the first year. 4:26 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens publish economic platform focused on local business, clean energy, and rail](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-economic-vision-platform-october-2026) 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 corridors. 12:08 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [Three BC parties offer opposite tax plans as the province faces a projected $13.8 billion deficit](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-election-2026-tax-plans-compared) 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. 7:09 am PT2 min read ## Thursday, October 8 Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens pledge to close a $316.8-million gap in school funding for students with disabilities](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-inclusive-education-funding-gap-october-2026) 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. 8:25 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [BC Greens leader Emily Lowan says NDP rent claims overstate progress](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/emily-lowan-bc-greens-rent-costs-october-2026) 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. 4:12 pm PT3 min read ## Wednesday, October 7 Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens announce plan to raise income assistance to the poverty line](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-poverty-assistance-plan-october-2026) 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. 2:41 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens propose a community health centre in every riding and a review of health authority structure](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-community-health-centres-october-2026) 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. 2:40 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [BC leaders' debate set for October 14 on CHEK](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-election-leaders-debate-october-14-2026) 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. 7:07 am PT2 min read ## Monday, October 5 Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens announce seniors plan with higher renter aid thresholds and more public long-term care](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-seniors-plan-october-2026) 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. 8:30 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [Angus Reid poll puts Conservatives five points ahead of NDP, 19 days before voting](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-election-angus-reid-poll-october-2026) 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. 4:05 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens publish wealth tax plan, saying it would raise $22.2 billion in the first year](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-fair-share-act-wealth-tax-october-2026) 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. 2:11 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens publish forestry plan to end raw-log exports and protect old-growth forests](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-forestry-plan-october-2026) 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. 2:11 pm PT2 min read ## Friday, October 2 Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens publish farmland ownership plan, pledging to block foreign buyers](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-farmland-food-plan-2026) 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. 4:07 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens release plan to regulate artificial intelligence and hold technology companies accountable](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-ai-regulation-platform-2026) 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. 2:30 pm PT3 min read Election newsReported ### [Former BC chief coroner Lisa Lapointe named BC Green candidate in Saanich South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/lisa-lapointe-bc-greens-saanich-south-2026) 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. 7:06 am PT2 min read ## Thursday, October 1 Election newsReported ### [BC Greens name Patrick Michell as candidate in Fraser-Nicola](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/patrick-michell-bc-greens-fraser-nicola-2026) 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. 2:08 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [Ipsos poll puts BC Conservatives at 42%, NDP at 40% as campaign enters week two](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-election-ipsos-poll-october-1-2026) 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. 12:15 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [BC's large parties expect full candidate slates before October 3 nominations close](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-election-parties-candidate-count-nominations-deadline) Elections BC lists 43 NDP candidates and 32 Conservative candidates so far. Nominations close October 3. Smaller parties remain in single digits. 7:08 am PT2 min read ## Wednesday, September 30 Election newsReported ### [Liaison Strategies poll puts Conservatives at 40%, NDP at 39% after week two](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-election-liaison-strategies-poll-sept-2026) A Liaison Strategies poll of 1,000 British Columbians conducted September 26-27 shows the Conservative Party of BC at 40% and the BC NDP at 39% among decided and leaning voters, with the Greens at 11%. 8:16 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [Leger poll puts BC Conservatives at 39%, NDP at 36% with 24 days to vote](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-conservatives-ndp-leger-poll-september-2026) A Leger survey of 1,003 British Columbia adults conducted 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%. 4:06 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens announce vacancy control and end to pet bans in rental housing plan](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-vacancy-control-renters-2026) BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan announced on September 29 that a Green government would tie rent increases to individual units rather than tenants, and end blanket no-pet clauses in rental housing. 4:06 pm PT2 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.