NDP, Conservatives, Greens trade barbs on taxes, health care B.C. election campaign
The NDP, Conservatives and Greens each pitched new tax plans as they clashed over doctor shortages and long-term care funding.
- On Monday, health care and taxes dominated the British Columbia election campaign as NDP Leader David Eby, the Conservatives, and the Greens traded competing fiscal and health-care proposals ahead of the October 24 vote.
- Eby unveiled a tax plan introducing a new bracket for those earning more than $1 million, while Green Leader Emily Lowan proposed a wealth tax on households above $50 million to "pay their fair share."
- Conservatives interim leader Lorne Doerkson criticized the NDP tax policy, claiming it affects those earning $190,405, and argued the government failed to provide family doctors for 1.2 million people across British Columbia.
- Announcing a $50 million fund to aid rural medical practices, Doerkson argued Eby's tax policy would drive doctors from the province—a claim Eby denied, citing "one of the lowest tax rates for medical professionals" in Canada.
- Defending his policy, Eby said it was "the right thing to do," promising to use revenue for free shingles vaccines and to hire 500 staff helping about 5,600 seniors receive home care.
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NDP, Conservatives, Greens throw rocks at each other over tax changes and health care
British Columbia's election campaign stepped on the slippery ice of health-care policy and how to pay for it Monday as leaders offered numerous promises, including a plan to restart projects that had been paused by the former NDP government.
NDP, Conservatives, Greens throw rocks at each other over tax changes, health care
VICTORIA — British Columbia's election campaign stepped on the slippery ice of health-care policy and how to pay for it Monday as leaders offered numerous promises, including a plan to restart projects that had been paused by the former NDP governmen
This week, the three major political parties in British Columbia released their healthcare platforms, proposing measures to improve healthcare services in order to address long-standing problems in the province's healthcare system.
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