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No New Taxes: BC Conservative Leader Brings Fiscal Message to Surrey Campaign Stop
Lorne Doerkson said a future Conservative government would freeze taxes as the party attacks NDP measures and a projected $13.8 billion deficit.
- Conservative Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson pledged Sunday that a future government would not introduce new taxes if elected on October 24, making the announcement at a campaign stop in Surrey, B.C.
- Doerkson framed the promise as a reversal of New Democratic Party policies, specifically the increase of the lowest income tax rate from 5.06% to 5.60% and frozen tax brackets through 2030.
- The pledge follows British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby's proposal for a two per cent tax on unsold condominiums, which Conservatives label as "endless tax grabs" on housing affordability.
- Doerkson's promise faces scrutiny amid a projected $13.8 billion provincial deficit; the leader proposed reviving industries like forestry to spur economic growth and fund services without new revenue.
- Recent polling suggests 43 per cent of decided voters intend to support the Conservatives, while NDP support has dropped to 35 per cent as the snap election campaign progresses toward October 24.
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BC Conservatives Promise No New Taxes, While NDP Proposes ‘Built in BC and Canada’ Rules
(Left) Interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson in Vancouver on Sept. 22, 2026. (Right) B.C. NDP Leader David Eby in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 23, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)
·New York, United States
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NDP slams Doerkson for 'false' claims, says healthcare to “take the brunt” of his cuts
THE BC NDP said on Sunday that the interim leader of the BC Conservatives, Lorne Doerkson, falsely claimed that it has “raised taxes against people that are least able to afford it. That has occurred more than 40 times.” In fact, the typical working family with an income of $100,000 now pays $3,000 less in […]
·Surrey, Canada
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Total News Sources45
Leaning Left31Leaning Right1Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution74% Left
Bias Distribution
- 74% of the sources lean Left
74% Left
L 74%
C 24%
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