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Three B.C. party leaders to face off in only televised debate of election
The only televised debate featured platform costings, a $12 billion deficit forecast and a dispute over a campaign director’s anti-Islam post.
- On Wednesday, NDP Leader David Eby, interim Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson, and Green Party Leader Emily Lowan faced off in their only televised debate, hosted by the B.C. Broadcast Consortium 10 days before the October 24 election.
- Eby called a snap election on September 22, framing it as an "existential moment" amid President Donald Trump's trade war, while critics described the move as an opportunistic gamble costing taxpayers millions.
- During the debate, Eby challenged Doerkson for not removing campaign director Katy Merrifield over her online posts about Islam; Doerkson defended her as a survivor of sexual violence who "acted out in a moment of trauma."
- The NDP released platform costings hours before the debate, showing a $2 billion reduction in the province's deficit by 2028-2029, while the Green Party promised nearly $9.3 billion in new health and education initiatives.
- Conservative Party directors stated they will pursue "appropriate means" to keep Doerkson in power should he win this month's election, despite constitutional rules preventing the interim leader from running permanently.
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Here are five things to know about B.C.'s only televised election debate
British Columbia's three main party leaders took part in the only televised debate on Wednesday night, trading barbs, criticizing their opponents' policies and making their pitch for votes. Here are five take-aways from the debate between interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson, NDP Leader D...
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Here are five things to know about B.C.‘s only televised election debate
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's three main party leaders took part in the only televised debate on Wednesday night, trading barbs, criticizing their opponents' policies and making their pitch for votes.
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