Party leaders make economic, budget promises in Week 2 of B.C. election campaign
Doerkson and Eby said resource growth could help reduce the $13.8-billion shortfall, while the Greens proposed universal free childcare by 2031.
- On the campaign trail, NDP Leader David Eby and Interim Conservative Lorne Doerkson both pledged to boost resource development, aiming to make British Columbia an "energy superpower" to help pay down the record deficit.
- When questioned about the $13.8-billion deficit accumulated by the NDP, Doerkson demanded reductions, arguing British Columbia cannot sustain a $14-billion deficit, though he offered no specific details on balancing the budget.
- Claiming the "math doesn't work," Eby criticized Conservative tax freeze promises and alleged their agenda would "dramatically cut health care and education," while Luck noted those budget items face "the brunt" of cuts.
- Lifting the freeze on the NDP government's $10-a-day childcare spaces, Green Leader Emily Lowan pledged to achieve universal free child care space by 2031, arguing current policies fail to invest in families.
- To improve prosperity and create family-supporting jobs, Doerkson promised to double liquefied natural gas production by 2032, while Eby announced plans to double the export of critical minerals within five years.
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Rob Shaw: Party leaders' natural resource promises not enough to move on B.C. deficit
BC NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson are both pitching natural resource growth as a cure for the province’s ailing economy, but in neither case does it appear enough to make a major impact on the provincial deficit.
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Party leaders make economic, budget promises in Week 2 of B.C. election campaign
VICTORIA — Resource development and making British Columbia an "energy superpower" to grow the economy would allow for a new provincial government to pay down record deficit, both the NDP and Conservative party leaders said on the campaign trail Mond
Economic, budget promises the focus of week 2 of B.C. election campaign
Resource development and making British Columbia an “energy superpower” to grow the economy would allow for a new provincial government to pay down record deficit, both the NDP and Conservative party leaders said on the campaign trail Monday. Interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson promised to double liquefied natural gas production by 2032 in the province, [...]
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