BC NDP Leader David Eby and BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson crisscrossed the Okanagan Friday, making campaign promises on grocery prices, wildfire protection and public safety.
Eby began the day in Kelowna, where he announced a plan to limit the amount large grocery chains can mark up on essential foods.
“We’re going to save you money on your groceries,” Eby said outside a Save-On-Foods.
The proposed “Price Guard” would put a ceiling on retail margins for food staples.
“We’re going to cap the profits of the big grocery companies. We’re going to make sure that for the basics, for your cheese, for your eggs, for your butter, for your milk, that you and your family are protected at the till as you check out,” Eby said.
The NDP also said it would require clearer per-unit pricing and restrict some anti-competitive practices.
As Eby made his grocery announcement in Kelowna, Doerkson was in Summerland, where he unveiled a wildfire action plan in an area hit hard by the Bald Range wildfire this past summer.
The Conservative proposal includes buying new firefighting aircraft, including water bombers and reducing dangerous fuel around communities.
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Doerkson also vowed to reduce bureaucracy to make firefighting easier.
“We will immediately establish a dedicated wildfire response cabinet committee, which I will personally chair,” Doerkson said. “Its mandate will be clear, cut through bureaucratic inertia, coordinate government resources and ensure British Columbia is fully prepared next summer.”
The two leaders later crossed paths geographically as Eby headed to Summerland for his own wildfire announcement, including additional support for people affected by wildfires and those who were uninsured.
The NDP says a re-elected government would match donations to the Canadian Red Cross up to $20 million for people affected by this summer’s fires.
Following his campaign stop in Summerland, Doerkson headed to Kelowna to meet with businesses about concerns over crime and street disorder.
He said the issue is a priority for his party but stopped short of announcing specific measures.
“I’m really committed to announcing that over the coming weeks, but we are very much obviously in favour of providing more supports, housing, and certainly wraparound services that will help with this problem,” Doerkson said.
Eby also acknowledged public safety as a serious issue in Kelowna and said his party would have more to announce soon.
“We’ll have more to say about how we’re going to be supporting communities, but one of those pieces includes involuntary care here in the region,” Eby said.
The B.C. Greens were also campaigning Friday, with leader Emily Lowan unveiling further platform commitments focused on artificial intelligence and technology regulation.
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The BC NAZl MAGA Party
• Spreading racist lies about First Nations
• Spreading misinformation about DRlPA and treaty rights
• Obsessed with residential school denialism
• Promoting conspiracy theories
• Supporting white nationalism
• Normalizing hate speech towards immigrants and LGTBQ
• Plans to privatize healthcare
• Ties to Alberta separatists
• No official party status
• No clear plan for BC other than
The Dippers are getting really desperate now. Eby’s continuing to dangle the carrots that clearly nobody is buying anymore (thankfully). In the meantime, his brownshirt MLA candidates are flooding social media now with useless attack ads. But then you look at the hundreds of comments following each ad, and the NDP are getting pummelled. Gotta love it. Eby dug his own grave by calling this needless election. Whoever advised Eby on calling this election, thank-you for helping get rid of him! :) :)
Look how desperate this complete moron BC Resident is. What’s it like, knowing this total trash party led by the ultimate loser you worship is going down in flames? “No credibility no accountability. Preschool 24/7” You’re literally describing the NDP as everyone knows them, you dumb sh *it. hahahah
Do you mental midgets actually think your going to crash this party and takeover?! The best any of you can do is organize a completely absurd ” freedom convoy” which at the end was just a party and just like a true conservative made alot of noise and got nothing done. Stick to your bouncy castles and hottubs! BTW…..the freedom your preaching about that you don’t have is from within. Quit the inbreeding and you might get somewhere….the rest of us are fine! Try the veal!
Conservatives are nothing bit lazy no minds who think because they have a heartbeat they are entitled to a position. No credibility no accountability. Preschool 24/7 ! Go back to your own country. !
Eby is a liar. Promised the world, then delivered nothing. He’s doing the same thing again. He’s 5% of John Horgan. I voted NDP the last several election, but no more. I’m staying home. The Cons can have this one, as they deserve it much more now.
Hey BC Resident, have you looked at all the polls? Your deadbeat party NDP is going down in 3 short weeks. You lose, moron.
The apocalypse is coming, prepare
Why is anyone even pretending to listen to the conservative temp leader? He can’t win….they have to appoint a new one and start all over. This is literally the dumbest thing imaginable.! You might ascwell ask a homeless guy/ girl on the streets what they think.!!!!
The conservatives are likecwatered down whiskey…good for nothing but show.
Maybe a better idea would be a 1000 grocery benefit. But we remember your lie. Moron
That guy Doug Brekfaust is so in JV head its hilarious.
I’m so close to putting a bullet in my head. The NDP are clearly going to lose! They are losers like me! Ugggg
OneBC
The BC NAZl MAGA Party
• Spreading racist lies about First Nations
• Spreading misinformation about DRlPA and treaty rights
• Obsessed with residential school denialism
• Promoting conspiracy theories
• Supporting white nationalism
• Normalizing hate speech towards immigrants and LGTBQ
• Plans to privatize healthcare
• No official party status
• No clear plan for BC other than hate and racism
…the REAL question for the Cons is how they will appease the 51% of maga/zealots in the party that voted for Findlay and her ‘maga faith and freedom’ agenda??? Look for the dog whistles to them soon…stay tuned…
David Eby is not going to make your life more affordable and he has no intention of making your streets safer. This province is in a tail spin and Eby is in the cockpit steering us into the ground. I hope that British Columbians can wake up and realize this guy is forcing us to try and normalize hard drugs and street disorder because it serves his own misguided thoughts on compassion. He is only going to bring in more taxes. Wake up everyone. It’s going to take years to clean up this mess made by the ndp.