Lorne Doerkson says a future Conservative government in British Columbia under his leadership would not bring in new taxes, if elected on Oct. 24, when British Columbians head to the polls in a snap election called last week.
Doerkson, who was campaigning in Surrey, B.C. on Sunday, says in a party statement that Conservatives would end what he calls the B.C. New Democrats “endless tax grabs on working families.”
The party’s interim leader says that “instead of watching their hard-earned money disappear into government spending that hasn’t made their lives any better,” there “will be no new taxes.”
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The pledge comes after British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby promised on Friday to impose a new tax on unsold condominiums and raise the existing speculation and vacancy tax if his party returns to power.
Conservatives say on Sunday that British Columbians have been hit with “one tax grab after another” such as raising the lowest income tax rate to 5.6 per cent from 5.06 per cent and freezing tax brackets through 2030.
The party calls that a “quiet tax hike that hits British Columbians every time their pay keeps up with inflation.”
“British Columbians have never paid more in tax, but nine years of the NDP spending more and getting less means our province has never been further behind,” Doerkson said in the party statement.
The statement also criticized the proposed — and since delayed — expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax of seven per cent to various professional services such as accounting.
The Conservatives’ tax pledge comes as British Columbia faces a projected deficit of $13.8 billion.
A political parties and diapers need to be changed regularly, for the same reason.
M.T.
Its time…..
No new taxes? How do services get paid for? These phony Conservatives and Reformers don’t tell the truth.
The Liberals in British Columbia were not Liberals, except in name. They were Conservatives. It was next door in Alberta, that the Alberta PCs gave that province Canada’s very first carbon tax. These phony Conservatives and Reformers do massive damage anywhere they are elected.
Don’t believe this for a second. Voters are being duped by phony Conservatives and Reformers.
The damage that needs to be unwound here is going to take decades to fix.
Its time for all governments in Canada to start cutting taxes. The fact that 1/2 of what I make goes to tax. Hard to believe the NDP was even voted back into power. They where a ssss show the last time. But then teachers brain wash the next generation to be left wingers right from preschool im sure.
Great no new taxes. But how much do you expect for wage increase if you form government? Also are you going to pay dept off? These are important questions I would like answered.
Great no tax increase. But are you going to start paying dept off. Also how much of a raise in pay are the conservatives wanting if you form government. These are important questions I would like answered.
The Liberals never saw a tax they didn’t like. They introduced the first carbon tax in B.C.It’s a great promise. When was the last one they kept under Christy Clark?
No one can really say what a new government by a new party will be. But we definitely know what re-electing the NDP will mean. More taxes, no checks on UNDRIP, more debt (which doubled in less than 8 years). NDP treat public funds like “free money” because from their perspective it is.
Looks like there is some NDP Clowns on here.
They need to cut taxes and give chinks the boot
@michael if every government department had to limit spending to within budget and also had to find savings through cutting red tape a s other inefficiencies, current rates should be able to cover all curre t services and maybe even more.
So what you’re saying is you won’t increase taxes. This is great. Now let’s lower taxes to at least pre NDP levels especially for lower and middle income earners.
They can make all the promises in the world… doesn’t do ANYTHING to make up for that party being a dumpster fire.
Hmmmmm.
Like the HST and user fees like eye exams.
What else are they going to take away?
No new taxes? Sounds great. Until you realize that that means massive cuts to something.
Sounds good they got my vote. The NDP have been a complete failure.
Hundreds of people are losing their homes because they can’t make mortgage payments. Housing market tanked. “impose a new tax on unsold condominiums” Not well thought out move.
Neither party is offering you anything for your vote. So until they do, don’t vote for them. They are both completely useless and deserve nothing from voters. We should not have to pay these losers a dime.
Not that Eby is a viable option if we want to keep our homes, but the Lieberals aka the BC Conservatives can’t even run their own party, so why do people think they can run the province? 3 leaders in 2 years, constant infighting, leadership disputes, etc. Hoping others in BC help split the vote so we get a minority government.
On a side note, why won’t the BC Conservatives just come out and say they will repeal DRIPA if they get elected? I know why, cause they know they would never win on that idea. So why do the sheep fall for them saying they intend on repealing it? Step up, grow a pair, and make it your main promise – then follow through
Anything else from the US Republican’s playbook to offer? No new taxes, eh? So, to compensate watch social services, school funding and healthcare get massive cuts. Watch deregulation increase and more control by business. Watch infrastructure improvements stop. Yeah, we’ll pay in other ways.
Let’s remember, this is Canada. TDS is strong in Canada. Eby stinks of it.
MAGA doesn’t exist because, well this is Canada, Doug.
Misleading at worst, sloppy at best but the article’s title should be “will make” not “makes”. Nowhere in the actual article does it mention the reported announcement. And that’s not all that’s wrong with this title….Like I said, sloppy!
BC definitely has a conundrum. Eby has a ton of baggage and BC Cons are as splintered as Parties get even though they say they’re fine. They’re not and tend to have a maga odor to them.
ndp and eby have been a complete failure. debt, taxes, more debt. between the spending of liberals federally and provincial ndp, our services are going to be cut significantly or taxed even more to keep up.