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Doerkson pins growth hopes on getting forestry 'back to business' and LNG opportunity
Doerkson says forestry and liquefied natural gas could help generate $2.6 billion in new revenue and reduce the deficit.
- On Thursday, Interim British Columbia Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson campaigned in Surrey, promoting forestry revitalization and LNG expansion as pillars of his economic growth platform.
- The New Democrats have accused Doerkson of using unrealistic growth projections in his platform, which targets reducing the deficit from a forecast $14 billion to $10.8 billion by 2030.
- Concentrating on vote-rich Surrey, both Doerkson and NDP Leader David Eby targeted the city's 10 ridings in the final campaign week, with Eby calling it 'a vitally important city in the province.'
- Advance voting for Saturday's election concluded Wednesday with 891,348 ballots cast, representing a decline of more than 11 per cent compared to 2024.
- Conservative projections indicate GDP growth will yield $2.6 billion in new revenue by 2029-2030, which the party argues will help address record deficits accumulated under Eby's government.
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Lethbridge News NowDoerkson pins growth hopes on getting forestry ‘back to business’ and LNG opportunity
SOUTH SURREY — Interim British Columbia Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson is partly pinning his hopes on the province's beleaguered forestry sector to carry his election platform's forecast of 3.2 per cent economic growth. Doerkson says the sector is ...
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