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'We're going all in': NDP leader says it's important to try bold policies to tackle complex issues

'We're going all in': NDP leader says it's important to try bold policies to tackle complex issues

Whether it’s in housing, health or the drug crisis, David Eby says what fuels him is “actually being able to solve problems with people.”
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Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Les Leyne: Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare

Much of the class-conscious name-calling centres on housing policies, since housing is ground zero for the affordability crisis
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Housing schemes shape B.C. election debate but questions remain over their efficiency

Housing schemes shape B.C. election debate but questions remain over their efficiency

BC NDP recently unveiled plans to help homebuyers get into the market with a low-interest loan and has set up a Rental Protection Fund with an initial $500-million investment.
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What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

The British Columbia's New Democrats released the party's platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C.
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B.C. NDP unveils election platform, focusing on 'tough challenges' and John Rustad

B.C. NDP unveils election platform, focusing on 'tough challenges' and John Rustad

New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help British Columbia households with a $1,000 grocery rebate, in an election platform that mentions rival B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad more than 50 times.
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Squamish gets first look at candidates vying for West Vancouver Sea to Sky MLA

Squamish gets first look at candidates vying for West Vancouver Sea to Sky MLA

The all-candidates debate saw the three candidates served with questions specific to the Squamish region.
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B.C. party leaders tussle over affordability, conspiracy theories in radio debate

B.C. party leaders tussle over affordability, conspiracy theories in radio debate

VANCOUVER — The first and only radio debate featuring British Columbia's party leaders ahead of the election saw them joust over affordability, health care and the opioid crisis, while trying to undermine each other's credibility to form the next pro
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Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Les Leyne: Election campaigns may sail past B.C. Ferries' lurking problem

Much of the good news stems from one event: the half-billion dollar, one-time bail-out the government granted the corporation last year.
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Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Les Leyne: B.C. Conservatives' biggest supporter provided ammo to the NDP

Much of the B.C. NDP’s ammunition for attacking the B.C. Conservatives comes from BC United
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B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform

B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform

British Columbia's three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party the first to release a full platform ahead of this month's provincial election.
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