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Eby touts public health, says Conservatives would turn B.C. into 'America Junior'
Eby said a $5 million recruitment drive hired 800 health workers and the NDP will raise funding to $15 million.
- New Democrat Leader David Eby announced on Wednesday a plan to triple the health-worker recruitment fund to $15 million, targeting 2,400 additional hires from across the border.
- Citing threats from President Donald Trump, Eby called the snap election for October 24, warning that British Columbia Conservatives would turn the province into "America Junior" through health-care privatization.
- The NDP's previous $5 million campaign hired 800 health-care workers and saved the province money, though Conservatives labeled the initial recruitment effort "irresponsible."
- Health Minister Ravi Kahlon and former finance minister Brenda Bailey announced they will not seek re-election, a loss Eby described as "heartbroken" over losing team members.
- Green Leader Emily Lowan, campaigning in Victoria, criticized both major parties for losing public confidence, stating the Greens aim to "hold the balance of power" in the election.
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Eby focuses on U.S. health worker recruitment at Surrey border stop - The Similkameen Spotlight
A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for the pro-Trump camp, David Eby told those gathered at a campaign stop Wednesday. That was one of the BC NDP leader’s main themes at a press conference held at Peace Arch Park in South Surrey, on the Canada-U.S. border, Wednesday (Sept. 23), where he told media and supporters his focus, should he be re-elected, is to triple U.S. health-care worker recruitment with a $15-million campaign. After outlining s…
Eby touts public health, says Conservatives would turn B.C. into 'America Junior'
New Democrat Leader David Eby said his party is the clear choice for standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, while the British Columbia Conservatives would turn the province into "America Junior," complete with health-care privatization.
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