--- title: "Where British Columbia's parties stand on governance | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/governance" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:58.788Z" meta: description: "Every British Columbia party's position on government and democracy for the October 24, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every British Columbia party's position on government and democracy for the October 24, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where British Columbia's parties stand on governance" "twitter:description": "Every British Columbia party's position on government and democracy for the October 24, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where British Columbia's parties stand on governance" --- ** MLA · BC provincial 2026 # Where every party stands on governance 3 of the 10 parties on the October 24 ballot have published something on government and democracy. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All eleven issues ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties) **3**Parties with a published position **4**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this The legislature makes provincial law and holds the government to account. The province decides election rules, sets the powers of cities through laws such as the Community Charter, and runs public agencies; only the legislature can change them. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on governance 3 of the 10 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 4 separate commitments. BC Green Party has published the most, with 2. Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later. 1 commitment has a deadline attached. A promise with a date on it is the rarest kind on this ballot and the easiest to hold someone to. 3 of the 4 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on governance | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [BC Green Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | 2 | | [OneBC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | 2 | | [BC Libertarian Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-libertarian-party/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [BC NDP](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp/platform/governance) | *Nothing published. Checked September 30, 2026.* | — | | [CanWest Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/canwest-party/platform/governance) | *Nothing published. Checked September 30, 2026.* | — | | [Centre BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/centre-bc/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Christian Heritage Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/christian-heritage-party-of-bc/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Communist Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/communist-party-of-bc/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Conservative Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc/platform/governance) | *Nothing published. Checked September 30, 2026.* | — | | [Freedom Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/freedom-party-of-bc/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | BC GREEN PARTY ## BC Green Party on governance - Proportional representation lawWithin the first 100 days, the party says. - Auditor General review of royalty forecasts [Read all 2 BC Green Party commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/platform/governance) ONEBC ## OneBC on governance - Western Canada Alliance - A referendum on DRIPA [Read all 2 OneBC commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/platform/governance) CENTRE BC ## Centre BC on governance [Read all 0 Centre BC commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/centre-bc/platform/governance) NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 7 parties have published nothing on this A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it. - ### [BC Libertarian Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-libertarian-party/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 7, 2026. - ### [BC NDP](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp/platform/governance) Nothing published on governance. Checked September 30, 2026. - ### [CanWest Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/canwest-party/platform/governance) Nothing published on governance. Checked September 30, 2026. - ### [Christian Heritage Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/christian-heritage-party-of-bc/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 2, 2026. - ### [Communist Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/communist-party-of-bc/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 2, 2026. - ### [Conservative Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc/platform/governance) Nothing published on governance. Checked September 30, 2026. - ### [Freedom Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/freedom-party-of-bc/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. 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