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Quiet B.C. Campaign Day as Eby Teases Economy Announcement
Parties are unveiling candidates and policy pledges as they race to define affordability, taxes and child care before the Oct. 24 vote.
On Saturday, NDP Leader David Eby campaigned at the UBC farmers market, teasing an upcoming economic announcement while the party introduced nine candidates, including former Richmond-Queensborough MLA Aman Singh for Vancouver-Fraserview.
The NDP attacked the OneBC platform, claiming it would raise the provincial deficit; OneBC defended its plan by referencing tax cuts that returned the province "back to a surplus" during former Premier Gordon Campbell's tenure.
Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson pledged his party would "never raise taxes" if elected October 24 and called for repeal of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity program in schools.
CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko says her party is "putting the final touches" on a platform focused on affordability and fiscal responsibility, positioning it as an alternative to Premier Eby's spending record.
Green Leader Emily Lowan continued her campaign on Vancouver Island, holding a policy event in Sidney on child care and unveiling her party's candidate for the Victoria-Swan Lake riding.