Election 2026: Campaign Roundup - Day 15

Welcome to Day 15 of our British Columbia 2026 Campaign Roundup!

We're 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 15:

• The BC Conservatives unveiled their “Safe Streets” plan, promising more police, prosecutors, and mental health services to address crime, addiction, and street disorder. The plan includes hiring 250 additional police officers through the JIBC Police Academy, adding 500 RCMP officers and 150 civilian staff over five years, and ending the province’s “safe supply” program. The Conservatives also proposed mandatory treatment for some people with severe addiction, mental illness, or brain injuries.
  
  
• The BC NDP announced plans to provide $500,000 annually for three years to strengthen security at Jewish schools, synagogues, and community centres across the province. The party also promised to hold a provincial summit of police services on extremist activity and push for a coordinated national response to white nationalist and neo-Nazi activity.
  
  
• The BC Greens announced the party’s Fair Share Act, proposing a one-time tax on household wealth above $50 million followed by an annual wealth tax. The Greens estimate the measures would raise $22.2 billion in the first year and $5.4 billion annually thereafter, which they say could fund universal childcare, free public transit, and affordable housing while reducing provincial debt.
  
  
• Three party leaders will face off in a televised BC provincial leaders’ debate on Wednesday, October 14th. BC NDP Leader David Eby, BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson, and BC Green Party Leader Emily Lowan will participate, with Angus Reid Institute President Shachi Kurl moderating. The debate will run from 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm and will air on Global BC, Global Okanagan, BC1 and 730 CKNW, as well as stream online.
  
  
• A new Angus Reid Institute poll puts the BC Conservatives at 48% among decided and leaning voters, 5 points ahead of the BC NDP at 43%. The poll also found that 46% of British Columbians are now “very certain” of their vote, up from 35% during the first week of the campaign. Cost of living remains the top issue for voters at 57%, followed by health care at 42%.

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