--- title: "opinion: British Columbia election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/tag/opinion" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:07:10.786Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about opinion on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about opinion on voche.me." "og:title": "opinion: British Columbia election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about opinion on voche.me." "twitter:title": "opinion: British Columbia election reporting" --- ** NEWS TOPIC # opinion 10 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific. ## Thursday, October 8 Opinion ### [Opinion: The Green leader has no seat and is in the debate. Two leaders with seats are left out. Publish the rule](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-debate-rule-green-leader-no-seat) 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. 12:12 pm PT5 min read Opinion ### [Opinion: One party says car insurance rates will double. The other says they stay low. Neither has shown a calculation](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-car-insurance-double-rates-no-numbers) 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. 12:11 pm PT5 min read Opinion ### [Opinion: Eby says he will always tell you how he pays. We priced his promises: five have a figure and nine do not](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-eby-ndp-promises-priced) 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. 12:10 pm PT5 min read ## Wednesday, October 7 Opinion ### [Opinion: In 2024 a majority government in BC depended on 27 votes in one riding. Four polls put 2026 within five points](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-27-votes-2024-close-polls-vote) 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. 10:57 pm PT5 min read Opinion ### [Opinion: BC votes twice in eight days. Local leaders asked Eby to wait, and 57 per cent of voters disapprove of the early call](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-two-elections-eight-days-local-vote) 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. 10:56 pm PT5 min read Opinion ### [Opinion: Eby says this election is about Trump. Doerkson's top priority is one law. Voters say it is the cost of living](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-leaders-top-priority-voters-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. 10:55 pm PT5 min read Opinion ### [Opinion: The BC Greens say one tax will raise $22.2 billion in a year. Voters have not seen the calculation](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-bc-greens-wealth-tax-22-billion-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. 8:34 pm PT5 min read Opinion ### [Opinion: No new taxes, two tax cuts, 900 police positions and a $13.8 billion deficit. Doerkson owes voters the numbers](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-doerkson-no-new-taxes-deficit-numbers) 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. 8:32 pm PT6 min read Opinion ### [Opinion: One debate, 105 minutes, three leaders. BC voters should get a second one](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-one-leaders-debate-105-minutes) 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. 8:30 pm PT5 min read ## 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 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.