Election 2026: Campaign Roundup - Day 25

Welcome to Day 25 of our British Columbia 2026 Campaign Roundup!

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Campaign Roundup - Day 25:

• A new Leger poll shows the BC Conservatives leading the NDP by two points among decided voters, at 42% to 40%. Green support has fallen from 13% in September to 9% in October, while 26% of respondents say they are likely to change their vote, including 37% of Green supporters. The survey also found that 56% believe the province is heading in the wrong direction, compared with 34% who say it is on the right track.
  
  
• BC NDP Leader David Eby has announced a Surrey transit plan that includes $250 million for bus rapid transit along King George Boulevard to White Rock, free bus passes for 350,000 low-income seniors across the province, and completing the Surrey-to-Langley SkyTrain in 2029.
  
  
• The BC NDP also promised to install a new CT scanner at Haida Gwaii Hospital and Health Centre if re-elected, with the goal of reducing patient transfers off the island by approximately 40%. The announcement is part of the party’s broader plan to expand diagnostic capacity with 10 new CT scanners and eight MRI machines across the province.
  
  
• BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson has accused the NDP government of failing to account for potential billions of dollars in legal liabilities related to plans to transfer Crown land to First Nations and end forestry tenures. The Conservatives argue that taking away companies’ harvesting rights could trigger lawsuits and leave taxpayers facing significant costs not reflected in the provincial budget or the NDP’s election platform. The party says a Conservative government would review the province’s finances and develop a path back to balance.
  
  
• CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko has unveiled a public safety plan that includes hiring 500 additional RCMP officers and 60 Crown prosecutors over five years, and doubling annual funding for programs targeting repeat and violent offenders to $26 million. The plan also proposes two voluntary recovery units within BC corrections, changes to federal drug-possession charging directives, and approximately 300 intensive care spaces by 2030-31 for people requiring round-the-clock support.

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