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MLA candidates clash on affordability, budgets and future of Abbotsford-Mission
Candidates sparred over a proposed seven per cent PST expansion, with Conservatives saying it would hurt small businesses and the NDP defending it as needed for services.
- On Wednesday, NDP candidate Pam Alexis and Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findley clashed over the PST expansion at an Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce debate for the Abbotsford-Mission byelection.
- The Abbotsford-Mission byelection, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, was triggered when MLA Reann Gasper resigned August 22 to accommodate Kerry-Lynne Findley's leadership transition.
- Findley argued the PST expansion on professional services hurts small businesses, while Alexis defended the tax as necessary revenue replacement after the carbon tax was eliminated.
- Alexis pledged to voice budgetary concerns privately, prompting Findley to criticize her lack of transparency and demand public accountability to voters.
- All candidates agreed on increased mental health aid, flood protection, and transit improvements. Alexis also faced questions about recent Conservative Party departures affecting Findley's credibility.
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