The Canada Brief

Canada · 19 d ago

British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria

Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

B.C. Conservatives keep a two-point lead as the election campaign enters its final stretch

Conservatives

42%

NDP

40%

A Leger poll conducted Oct 9 to 12 puts the Conservatives at 42 per cent of decided voters and the NDP at 40 per cent. Green support fell from 13 per cent in September to 9 per cent.

Voters likely to switch

26 %

Some 26 per cent of British Columbians polled say they are likely to switch their vote, especially those aged 18 to 34.

David Eby

BC NDP · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In Wednesday's only televised debate, NDP Leader David Eby defended a higher tax on income over $190,000 to fund health care. Interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson called it an "attack on doctors."

On Thursday, Eby promised $250 million for bus rapid transit between Surrey and White Rock. The Conservatives pledged to scrap the Massey Tunnel replacement for a 10-lane bridge.

Oct

24

Saturday

British Columbia

British Columbians vote in the provincial election on Oct 24.