--- title: "tariffs: British Columbia election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/tag/tariffs" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:07:11.793Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about tariffs on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about tariffs on voche.me." "og:title": "tariffs: British Columbia election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about tariffs on voche.me." "twitter:title": "tariffs: British Columbia election reporting" --- ** NEWS TOPIC # tariffs 3 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific. ## Wednesday, October 7 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 Election newsReported ### [BC NDP promises $500M relief fund for small businesses hit by tariffs and wildfires](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-ndp-small-business-relief-fund-october-2026) 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. 12:07 pm PT2 min read ## Wednesday, September 30 Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Conservatives commit to removing provincial sales tax on Canadian alcohol](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-conservatives-pst-canadian-alcohol-2026) 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 remain. 8:16 pm PT2 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.