Election 2024: Campaign Roundup - Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of our British Columbia 2024 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2024 BC election underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 3:

• Crime and public safety are becoming key campaign issues. Here’s a list of the most prominent incidents that have taken place over the last year. It’s a laundry list of assaults committed by repeat offenders, many out on bail. The BC Conservative Party have promised to increase police funding, and put in place a “zero tolerance” policy for violent, repeat offenders. The BC NDP have promised more mental health and drug treatment, as well as support programs.
  
  
• If you’re wondering where the BC Liberals went, they’re still around - sort of. The BC Liberals rebranded to BC United, and are not running any candidates in this election. The newly minted BC United had initially planned to run a few candidates to maintain party registration, but has now decided not to.
  
  
• Several former BC United candidates will appear on the ballot as either Independent or Unaffiliated. Same thing really, but candidates listed as Unaffiliated had either the party or the candidate withdraw their affiliation from a party, while those listed as Independent submitted their nomination independently. The full list of candidates known so far is available here, though it won’t be final until nominations close on September 28th.
  
  
• The Conservative Party promised a “Rustad Rebate”, a plan to exempt $3,000 per month in housing costs from BC income tax. The party says it will be the largest tax cut for renters and homeowners in the province’s history.
  
  
• The Conservatives also continued to attack the BC NDP’s record on healthcare. This time, they criticized a reported 12-hour wait in a Surrey hospital endured by a patient with a head injury.
  
  
• Camille Currie, Green Party candidate for Esquimalt-Colwood, is attending a town hall meeting hosted by the Alzheimer Society of BC. She will be speaking to the ways her party will support people living with dementia. The town hall can be watched online.

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