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B.C. Conservative, NDP leaders rally election support in Vernon
Doerkson drew more than 100 supporters at a distillery, while Eby spoke to about 80 and promoted fuel-tax and grocery price promises.
- B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson visited Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery on Friday, Oct. 2, while B.C. NDP leader David Eby arrived Saturday on 30th Avenue to campaign in the tight Vernon-Lumby riding.
- Doerkson expressed frustration with the timing of the Oct. 24 snap election, which occurs just a week after local government elections and amid turbulent times for the Official Opposition Conservatives.
- At his Saturday event, Eby promised to suspend provincial motor fuel taxes by 10 cents a litre and implement "strict pricing rules" for groceries, blaming Trump's tariff impacts on rising living costs.
- Speaking to more than 100 people, Doerkson highlighted his plan to remove the 10 per cent PST from alcohol and pledged a half-billion dollars for wildfire innovation and water bomber purchases.
- Lumby mayor Kevin Acton championed the Conservative ticket in Vernon-Lumby, earning Doerkson's praise as "a great representative of civic politics" focused on community priorities in this vital battleground.
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