BC Conservatives

• BC Conservatives could have a fall legislative session as party eager to get to work

  All 93 writs will be returned by Nov. 18, marking the end of the election, with MLAs sworn in the next day and Lorne Doerkson and his ministers to be sworn in on Nov. 20.

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• New government will examine BC Ferries shipbuilding, Doerkson says

  "I don't know what the deal looks like, I mean we would obviously have an interest in seeing that," Lorne Doerkson said of the BC Ferries deal made last year.

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  Oct 30
  
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• Lorne Doerkson says Conservatives committed to all campaign promises

  One priority is digging into the province's books and getting a sense of the deficit, with Doerkson already announcing he wants to appoint an independent financial review panel.

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  Oct 28
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• How the BC Conservatives plan to tackle crime and public safety

  BC Conservatives pledged to end open drug use, improve access to mental health care and empower police to enforce the Mental Health Act to connect people with mandatory treatment.

  Crime

  Oct 26
• BC Conservatives lay out goals for first 100 days in office

  Among the first order of business is to secure his own leadership on paper, as Lorne Doerkson is still technically the interim leader of the party.

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  Oct 26
• B.C. First Nations chief warns ripping up DRIPA is a ‘declaration of war’

  The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs warns against ripping up the agreement and instead urges using it as a framework for reconciliation.

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  Oct 26
• BC premier-designate Doerkson says province ‘chose change’ in election

  The man who was previously a relatively unknown backbench MLA took the reins of the party as an interim leader heading into the election.

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  Oct 25
• Who is Lorne Doerkson, B.C.’s next premier?

  The interim B.C. Conservative leader delivered a rollicking victory speech as he revelled in a sweeping majority win, secured in a snap provincial election.

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  Oct 25
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• Eby says Conservatives acting like they’ve won, Doerkson fundraising as election nears end

  The final day for voting is on Saturday, as party leaders cross the province to make their pitches in the last days of the election campaign.

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  Oct 21
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• Joachim Agou kicked out of BC Conservatives over social media posts

  Social media posts from Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou came to light this week, which targeted the Pakistani and Palestinian communities.

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  Oct 8