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There were nearly 2,400 temporary emergency room closures between 2023 and 2025.
Eby tied the package to his earlier proposal to raise taxes on the highest earners.
"Unlike Premier Eby’s tax, which focuses on the income of those earning more than $190k, we are looking at the wealth of households with over $50 million."
"When people are struggling," Eby said, "we think that it’s fair to ask those at the top to pitch in a bit more so we can make it possible for everyone to get ahead."
TransLink warned failure to find a long-term solution could result in "reductions" in service and road investments.
Doerkson vowed to set up a Wildfire Response Cabinet Committee — which he would chair himself.
It would set a fixed cents-per-unit ceiling on the markup large corporate retailers can take on milk, eggs, butter, cheese, chicken, and turkey.
Eby made it clear that without limiting fuel markups, "any tax cut is just a handout to the oil and gas companies."
Prime Minister Mark Carney has designated the new "Pacific Link" pipeline a project of national interest.
No charges have yet been sworn against the driver.
BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson is pledging to scrap the 10% PST on Canadian-made beer, wine, and spirits for the duration of the US trade war.
Justice Murray argued that parts of Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act violated Section 7 and Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The expansion is projected to increase total production capacity from 14 to 28 million tonnes per annum.
"Whether the next government resumes those negotiations and restores that funding is anyone's guess," one patient lamented.
Eby framed the mining and port commitments as part of a broader push to diversify BC’s economy and reduce its reliance on the United States for trade.
"We won't let regulatory reviews become bureaucratic black holes that kill good projects," Doerkson declared.
"It's very cleat that these people were trying to intimidate," Eby said.
Doerkson argued that, "the solution for so many problems for David Eby has been to raise taxes."
"You will sell those condos, or you will pay the tax," Eby said. "It's very straightforward."
The party's board of directors has vowed to "pursue the appropriate means under the Party's Constitution and Bylaws and the Societies Act" to ensure Doerkson remains leader.
Incumbent Lynne Block was shuffled to the nearby riding of North Vancouver-Seymour
Every example the BC NDP leader mentioned was from before the election was called — and before the BC Conservatives fell apart then put themselves back together again with a new leader.
The poll suggests frustration with the timing of the election could be playing a role.
The BC Conservatives said it "would never have reached where it is today without his conviction, hard work and willingness to stand up when few others would. "
Allam said all five of his requests were integral to keeping young people in the city and encouraging those who have left to return.
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