BC election: Party leaders participate in televised debate | FULL

The leaders of British Columbia's three major political parties clashed Tuesday night in the provincial election campaign's sole televised debate.
The 90-minute event saw no knockout blows, but several spirited exchanges and, refreshingly, less crosstalk than some political debates of the past due to a format that saw more one-on-one exchanges between the candidates and moderator Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute.
With less than two weeks until election day and polls showing a dead heat between the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives, the debate could play a pivotal role in swaying undecided voters.
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[@atmasters1]

Eby always says whwn John was in government. He was not the leader, he left the Liberals because of their vision. Eby is the leader...why hasn't things chaged for the better under his leadership. Maybe its time for John to give it a shot.

[@charliemfitness-certifiedp7167]

Sonia - there is a numerous amount of government funded drug alternatives for addiction. Many of which are being prescribed and then sold on the street. The taxpayer pays for it, the dealer profits from it. That is not working

[@kevinmoore5053]

Eby keeps talking about the convoy, as if he thinks that will win him points, it has been proven the convoy was NOT an emegency, NOT a threat, it was just people concerned with government overreach, just like what Eby wants to bring more of, in... as I watch this Im more & more convinced that Eby has to go...

[@Karandar]

We saw Mr. Rustad speak in Sechelt a few weeks back and were pleasantly surprised at how incredibly knowledgeable he is. Answered every question in detail. The NDP try labeling him as extreme. He's anything but! He's had 3 covid shots, so he's not the rabid anti vaxxer Eby tries to label.. One thing is for sure, BC is wildly broken and rapidly approaching bankruptcy on its current path. Mr Rustad won our support and I wish him success in this election.

[@JR-rm4nw]

He's a climate change denier. Smart people don't deny proven science.

[@Karandar]

@@JR-rm4nw His plan is to push efficiency hard and not simply taxxing BC people $9 billion the next 3 years while rebating only 3.5. Mixing every type of energy supply & considering adding carbon free nuclear to fill the massive shortfall we have because in BC, we Imported 20% last year, and projections are massive additional demand the next several years. We are at high risk of brown outs soon! We rely far too much on our neighbours, Alberta and Washington. If we get too much cold or hot weather, and they have no extra to sell us, we're in trouble. Estimated are 800,000 new people by 2030. Multiple massive LNG & mining projects going forward in BC mean we need another 30% base power and Eby has ZERO plan besides some paltry renewables which won't even cover a single year of growth demand. 16 billion for site c dam that flooded 10,000 hectares of (carbon sink) forest, farm land and displaced farmers and first Nations people, yet only produce as much power as Alberta's newest, worlds most efficient gas plant, 62% lower co2 than coal, and able to tie into their co2 carbon capture system being built. Cost 1.4 billion and full first Nation partnerships. Surrey new 168 bed hospital cost estimate already estimated to be 3.0 BILLION?! How?! Meaning likely 4+ when done. Again, just HOW?! EBY inherited a budget surplus from Mr. Horgan, in economically strong times, yet has projected at least 25 BILLION in new debt the next 3 years!! And NOTHING is getting better here! 17 Mines can't get approvals, 65% of the forestry industry is gone under the NDP. Small business taxes are out of control. BC has added some 30% to Canada's total opiods supply since safe supply. Multiple busts in Prince George and other cities. One bust alone found 10,000+ safe supply pills in possession of drug pushers making even more addicts with the convenient pills. My fiance works long term health care, and they are seriously understaffed. We've been on every wait list here on the sunshine coast and the provincial registry list nearly 3.5 years. Still waiting. False promises from EBY that we'll get contacted soon with health care options when in another city. Nothing! Not even walk in clinics on the sunshine coast. Emergency room only and taking to local health care people, it's only getting worse. BC cannot afford Eby's NDP any longer. Period.

[@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy]

@@JR-rm4nw he's such a nutter the Liberal party wouldn't take him

[@edumont88]

Aaaand who would want to be part of the liberal cabinet? They are the same as NDP at this point

[@JR-rm4nw]

@@edumont88 BC Liberals, not federal.

[@lovejesus646]

Eby comes across smug and arrogant. And he has nothing to be smug about. Our province has had 8 years of this and they're acting like they're the ones that going to fix what they did. And as far as rust goes, yeah he may have voted a certain way but he wasn't the leader of the party and he had got a different vision now. Which is what we need. I'd rather vote for someone who's willing to do something different than someone who can't even defend their own record

[@flightjam]

The only time I cared about a BC election after the horrendous manner the NDP handled it's "beloved" health care workers who refused vax. Conservatives need to win this. PS. Skipped ahead every time the lady spoke. No sense for her to be on stage.

[@Axecapoeiracomoxvalley]

Did you ever think maybe it’s time to have a women in leadership? 🧐

[@captaincanuck6738]

Seriously? Every legacy media source I find commenting on this debate are cheerleaders for the NDP. The only thing these talking heads want to talk about is Conservative policies. Not once do they question anything that Eby says. Bias is on full display and honestly it's quite disappointing. Honestly, there is no point for any conservative politician to debate until the media stops taking sides.

[@Laissez-faire402]

How is this even legal at this point? How is this not interfering with the democratic process by having such blatantly biased news media?

[@ushankab8605]

Facts don't care about your feelings. Don't get mad at commentators for pointing out facts like the fact that the Cons have not released a costed platform.

[@jawshvancouver2754]

Rustad performed very poorly in the debate and if you pay close attention and recount everything lied substantially more than Eby did.

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

They want to keep the money flowing

[@johnstevens213]

@@MommaKnowsBestest Don't understand your comment?

[@kc3678]

Eby has whined his way throughout this campaign. What a way to close your position by name calling; but that's all NDP can do at this point. I'm glad Rustad took the higher road.

[@hungtang5961]

I want a candidate that creates money from what bc has to offer. We have natural energy and our tourism should be booming. We had a great tourism that brought millions of dollars into our province. We have lots of energy to sell to make bc rich. I don’t want a government that just taxes the citizen as their only way of creating money. The Green Party is asking to pry more tax money from the higher earners. Like that is her best idea. GTFOH.

[@hayleigh6989]

The richest people wouldn't even notice if they actually paid their taxes. Capitalism is rampant and shapes our lives every minute of every day. We are prioritizing money over people.

[@Uncle_Dragon]

What are you talking about the top 1% rich people in BC pay 30% of all of the taxes! And how are you going to help people without money? Parents prioritize money so that they can feed their family and put a roof over there head. So obviously my family being fed and housed is the priority, but you have to have money first to get that.

[@willwebster8711]

@@Uncle_Dragon Maybe they pay 30% of all taxes. I cannot find proof of that. But the problem is, they have about 80% of all the capital, so dollar for dollar, they are paying much less in taxes than the average working person. Some of the largest corporations in this province pay no taxes at all. Claiming they pay 30% of the taxes, while they are cleaning up on over 80 % of the profits is actually admitting they pay far too little.

[@pseudonamed]

We need to move away from such a focus on extracting resources and instead add value to those resources here. Turn our wood into products, refine our own oil, etc. instead of just growing the economy by extracting more and faster. We need to reduce extraction, especially in places that draw tourism money, but create jobs by turning our resources into products here. Unfortunately our government is too owned by these resource industries who won't accept the changes we need.

[@hayleigh6989]

@pseudonamed it's so devastating to see the exact opposite of that happening. The use of coal for example, has sky rocketed since is inception. We have plastics in everything 😩

[@EskStGeorge]

N - Needles D - Drugs P - Poverty

[@carlvandervelden7245]

😂

[@lovejesus646]

So true! I'm going to use that.

[@willwebster8711]

Pretty shallow meme there bud. The poverty level has actually fallen under the NDP, especially for the disadvantaged. I'm not impressed with their centrist policies, but it is a lie to claim they are making things worse. Things have improved for most low income folks under the NDP, as compared to what was going on under their predecessors. I will admit they have become insular since they gained a Majority, but the way to resolve that is to give them a Minority, with the Greens holding the balance, to insure they work harder than they have been of late.

[@ushankab8605]

@@willwebster8711 You’re bringing facts to a feels fight I’m afraid.

[@kefs]

@@willwebster8711 look outside in any city. who am i gonna believe, you or my lyin' eyes. haha

[@charliemfitness-certifiedp7167]

Eby sounds like a liberal actually. Takes no accountability, blames everyone else, and goes on the attack.

[@torturetuesday5191]

Meh, NDP/Liberals same mostly.

[@atmasters1]

The issues that Eby says is shared across the country is shared because of a NDP/Liberal ideology. Tje BC NDP is aligned and support the federal Liberals

[@stevensangha5958]

Eby spent the entire day rehearsing his attack on Rustad instead of standing on his failed leadership on crime , homelessness, overdose deaths, closed ERs and hospitals , large deficits , not a single infrastructure project on time and billions over budget.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

Well write Steve, I couldn't have written it better 👌

[@kqh123]

​@@carlvandervelden7245clearly you could have written it better. Steve made a huge run on sentence. :)

[@carlvandervelden7245]

​@@kqh123Aw yes auto correct has taken over again 😅

[@dmc4064]

He can't back up their policies so he attacks rustage

[@catthorn2973]

I don’t see new housing being affordable. Just bought 1 1/2” sheet of treated plywood: $89.59 Crazy

[@bcanuck]

Holy cow!!!

[@TeresaSmyth-z9m]

NDP David Eby sure showed dictator, aggressive, rolling eyes, focused more on intimidation with John Rustad. Eby sure is fixated on John Rustad more so then admitting failure for the past 9 years.

[@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy]

we've had the best provincial government in Canada for the last 9 years

[@magotti14]

7 years of NDP. Its time for a real change. Go Conservative or go Green but dont go back to NDP

[@jasondoary6057]

No More NDP in office Eby your fired and the Green’s well forget that wont happen anytime soon

[@pin-propheticinsightnewsjo8656]

I'M VOTING CONSERVATIVE ☑️

[@EskStGeorge]

I somehow came out of this debate liking David Eby less and he was already close to the bottom. I just get slimy used car sales vibes from him. He acted like a child throwing a tantrum during the whole debate and constantly tried to provoke the conservative leader. I didn't know much about Rustad but I appreciate his upfront approach and trying to stick to the topics of the debate. The one thing that stuck out was when the question was how the budget would be handled and projects paid for the conservative leader mentioned making cuts in sectors that eat up tax payers money with no improvements and investing in other sectors instead. While Eby just went on some random story about his conversation with a young man who stacked boxes and then got a welding apprenticeship trying to make him seem relatable, while avoiding the question entirely. But left out the fact the NDP are going to take away grant money for apprenticeships. Can't wait to see some actual changes in BC and also Canada as a whole.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

You have your thinger on the pulse 👌Canada will get better 🙏

[@2coolartsmusicmom572]

Why is Green party there...we just need to hear from the two main parties...too diatracting. Green party will never get in. Eby has had his chance. He caused rhe mess.

[@willwebster8711]

They have consistently elected people to the House. That is why they are there.

[@bcanuck]

The Green candidate mentioned the large foreign investors that are buying our land and houses and profiting at the expense of Canadians. That is the most serious issue with the affordability of housing. Taxation for weather doesn't make sense though.

[@kjh4635]

Get rid of carbon tax. Green party, what is your solution?

[@coolwater55]

EBY is giving me the creepy shivers for his lack of accountability to have had the power to stop the bidding wars, and the money laundering activity that was off richter scale in 2021, 2022.

[@ushankab8605]

@@coolwater55 I think you mean Rustad’s buddies Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark turned a blind eye to money laundering and foreign real estate purchases for years. The NDP on the other hand has taken action on these issues.

[@Uncle_Dragon]

I don't want to defend politicians that I don't like but let's be truthful here. The Liberals are the ones that brought in the foreign home buyers tax. And the Liberals did start a bunch of Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives in Casinos​. @ushankab8605

[@willwebster8711]

The money laundering was done by the BC Liberals, not the NDP. John Rustad was a member of the corrupt BC Liberals at the time.

[@clementine2444]

Eby wasn't even premier in 2021 lol

[@kevinmoore5053]

​@@clementine2444no but the NDP was in charge...

[@First_things_first_ToThePoint]

Premier @Dave_Eby, your silence on Home Share providers' struggles is deafening. We've sent numerous letters detailing our financial hardships, yet receive no response. CLBC's inaction compounds the problem. Home Share is critical for adults with disabilities. We need urgent support and policy changes. When will you address this crisis?

[@Alanom2007]

Lol why is green party even in the debate with just 2 MLAs? If I start a party do I get airtime too?

[@kqh123]

It's ridiculous. Happened at the federal level too, when the Greens were polling at 2% and PPC at 5% and PPC weren't allowed in the debate. In the US, RFK was at 15% and wasn't allowed in. The rules are arbitrary.

[@jasonmacfarlund2703]

​@kqh123 greens have seats in both the BC and Federal legislature.

[@kqh123]

@@jasonmacfarlund2703 chicken and the egg situation. How do you get attention if you don't get in the debates. If one party is at 5% and the others at 2% the one at 5% has proven they are sufficiently popular

[@kqh123]

@@jasonmacfarlund2703 "(In 2008) After initial opposition from three of the four major political parties, May was invited to the leaders' debates, a first for the party." "(Elizabeth Evans May) has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Saanich-Gulf Islands since 2011."

[@johnstevens213]

The best part about the Watermelon party is that she left no doubt about her platform. We will tax the rich until all their money is in our hands!

[@brahsumatra]

Drove through East Hastings today not sure what planet Eby is living on.

[@bradm6287]

The drug issue is only solved with decreasing income inequality and making things affordable, something the conservatives have always been against. People become homeless and do drugs because of hopelessness. Tough on drugs/crime laws never work unless you fix the underlying issues, something the rightwing fails to do because they pander to the wealthy.

[@willwebster8711]

It was like that under the Socreds and the BC Liberals as well. One of the reasons that area is so downtrodden is a direct result of the centralization of services, which began under the Bennett administration and has continued through successive governments of all stripes. Blaming it on Eby just demonstrates that you really have not done any research on the issue. BC has always had a massive drug problem, going all the way back to the Chinese opium dens. The reason is the weather. BC is the only province in Canada that has territory (lower mainland and island) where people with no resources can potentially live outside 24/7 without freezing to death. Addicts from all over the country flock here because of that. It is the same with cities in temperate zone all around the world.

[@kevinmoore5053]

​@willwebster8711 NO it wasn't, it was NOTHING like it is now, there are tents all along the sidewalk, people are majorly intimated to walk there day or night... its ridiculous. Even in small towns homeless camps are bordering on what was seen during the Great depression... and EBY want to build middle income homes, we need lower income home and not just stupid SROs...

[@ardeshirirani6451]

The choice is very clear in this election , if you are not happy with your life living in BC with carbon tax , highest gas price in North America, out of control drug supplies , addiction , do nothing policy , green energy and climate change agenda , encampment, tent cities , high home rental prices, astronomical house prices, no economy growth , poor infrastructure, high crime rates then you need to elect someone else for change or different results . Otherwise with same people in power you will get the same result. It’s common sense. 😊

[@canden-t7w]

The Conservative Party of BC is for free enterprise, private ownerships, respectful of religion, traditional family's of dad mom and their kids plus free speech !!. I'm voting for the Conservative Party of BC this month !.

[@David-we3py]

I like their ideological side of things. But their plan to make things more affordable is non-existent. This is the issue I have right now

[@rps1689]

Conservative Party of BC is not for free enterprise. They support supply side economics an the supply side theory of unfettered price gouging based on which corporations can distort consumer perceptions of value the most, which limits competition. They think individuals can't be trusted with prosperity, so social welfare has to flow to the top instead of the bottom. Not much is going to change with Neo-liberals and Conservatives in power, as they really have no interest in fiscal responsibility. Nothing fiscal about relatively crumb-like benefits for the little people and while making more of them pay more dollars into a system that feeds monopolisitic outfits and socializes the manufacutred failures and losses of big corporations through a corrupt tax regime. This has little resemblance of capitalism let alone real competition.

[@AngelinaSkye1695]

​@@David-we3pywhat do you mean? By lowering the carbon tax it will do a lot to lower the cost of gas, groceries etc. Those are the things I find are costing a lot along with housing costs for both renting and buying.

[@rps1689]

@@AngelinaSkye1695 Lowering the carbon tax will do little. Carbon pricing is just an easy scapegoat for price gouging. You do know that the carbon pricing systems provide a type of rebate” to firms in the form of subsidies based on how much they produce, and they never pass on the savings to the consumer. Brings to mind the surge in inflation we have seen since the pandemic has been experienced across almost all industrial countries, whether they had carbon pricing or not. The US had no carbon tax, and they experienced a higher bout of inflation than we did. Carbon tax has been baked in years before prices spiked. What you pay at the pump is all fabricated by algorithms that elude enforcement of pricing schemes. What is interesting is crude oil is purchased in long term contracts. Some folk think it is the spot price we all get quoted in the media. When the spot price rises, the pump price jumps fast, and when the spot price falls, we know what usually happens ; ) Note this happens in unison among brands, but of course the government says they can't prove price fixing or gouging, which is a lie, because the price is arbitrary and not based on shipping costs and other costs. Such is the reality when oil majors having economies the size of nations.

[@mmmgoodroll]

The hyper focus on the carbon tax is absolutely ridiculous. Even if it gets eliminated, it won't bring the cost of living down. It simply will put more money into the greedy corporations that control the market. If we want anytime to change in Canada, we need to bring in price control. Taxing working class people into poverty is not a solution. We need price control, wage reform, corporate tax increase, home ownership control. Housing is a human right. It should not be tied to our economic status. AND WE NEED to get the homeless crisis cleaned up. We also need to reform our tax system. The working class pays more taxes than anyone else. People are forced to have 2 to 3 jobs to live in basement suites. That is criminal.

[@ubcphysicsyangbo]

John Rustad seems to have forgotten that training doctors and nurses take time, and when they were in power for over 17 years they put next to zero effort on strengthening the healthcare situations in small towns and remote locations in BC. Let’s be honest, most doctors and nurses would rather collect less money to live in a big metropolitan area such as Vancouver, than Merritt. It’s the same reason why people drive from Abbotsford into Vancouver for restaurants, bars, and clubs - you have to incentivize skilled labourers to move to remote locations to practice medicine and to live.

[@Axecapoeiracomoxvalley]

In the opinion of those in the field, it takes too much time and $ to train health care workers. A nurse should not need 4 years of training. 2 years and get them in the hospitals to learn the rest apprenticeship style

[@blamberton7893]

Lmao the green opens her mouth about the other parties like "theyre going to do this, this and that" and im sitting here nodding along like "wow, i really hope they do all of that, that sounds great" 😂 shes so out of touch shes actively advocating for the conservatives 😂

[@AR-hm4xp]

The way Eby speaks is dramatic and rehearsed. He wasn’t elected and behaves like he earned his position of power. He was the minister of housing .. HOUSING! Why would we elect him when he hasn’t done jack s***. Housing aside, we have a massive wave of homelessness and addiction plaguing our communities. It’s actually insane. Honestly, Rustad seems like the most sane and level headed. Even if we’re voting in the lesser of the three evils, let’s just do what we need to do here and hopefully recover from the NDP/Liberal mess.

[@PoliticallyIncorrect14u]

Bingo ! Don't forget that Eby kissed Trudeau's feet when it came to decrim and open hard drug use. Now look at the problems that's created !! It's the big socialist plan. Make everyone rely on the government for everything. Thanks, but no thanks NDP !

[@bcanuck]

Rustad IS a liberal.

[@ryanandtheworld]

Eby does not care about the Green party canditate, his attention is geared towards Mr Rustad. I think the debate did not give much information about the candidates platform. They dont have enough time and when its their turn somebody will interrupt and they will not end up finishing their statements.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

The only one interrupting is Eby

[@OshaVids]

@@carlvandervelden7245 I noticed multiple instances of all of them interrupting each other

[@johnnemeth6913]

The Green party candidate is irrelevant.

[@charliemfitness-certifiedp7167]

That’s because the Green Party isn’t a threat to him. I’m not even sure why they are included in this debate

[@chrislentz9640]

We don't need NDP anymore

[@superbigcat]

@@chrislentz9640 we will never need the conservatives

[@navisalqz]

@@superbigcatspeak for yourself.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

​@@superbigcatSome how I don't think you'll be happy with the provincial or Federal election results 😅

[@chrislentz9640]

@@superbigcat way out economy is going yes we will. Why are we afraid of our beautiful natural resources sitting in our backyard?

[@ExploreVanIsle]

I agreed with some of the things that each of these candidates said but I also disagree with a lot of what each of them said. I want a candidate that knows climate change is real but understands that it’s possible to do more harm to our society by adopting low carbon solutions. The risk vs. reward needs to be fleshed out. I also want a candidate that has a desire to find and understand the core reasons for our province’s mental health and drug problems, why they skyrocketed during 2012, and why identity politics has risen with it. I’d like to see a proactive response instead of patching problems after they’ve already manifested. I want a candidate that stops pretending there is a land shortage in BC and allow people to homestead on crown land if they choose to.

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

crown land is federal, unless the liberals sell it/give it the NDP can't do anything.

[@bcanuck]

I agree with your homestead idea as long as it's for real Canadians.

[@Wretchlikemee]

Sounds like a vote for Rustad, good on you I’m voting for him too.

[@Axecapoeiracomoxvalley]

Why talk about climate change at all when there are 2000lb bombs being dropped on tent shelters every day and when US backed Ukraine is taunting Russia by invading deeper and deeper? If nuclear war is on the near horizon, carbon taxing the citizens won’t matter. How about advocate for stopping the military industrial complex? I know it’s not the place of the provincial government but we need them to pressure our PM to stop supporting war mongers

[@PoliticallyIncorrect14u]

Eby starts with a $6 BILLION surplus ..... and now thru his poor management has managed to go $5 BILLION in the hole !?!?! How do BLOW $11 BILLION dollars !?!?!? Even taking into account the flu bug, forest fires and the great monsoon, how the heck do you blow $11 BILLION !!!!?????

[@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy]

net debt of the provincial government as a % of GDP was going down under NPD untill covid happened. Maybe a once in a century pandemic isn't good for the economy?

[@darienlechner8530]

Eby is not aware he wears the same smugness Christy Clark had that caused her to lose the riding to him. I love this elections arcs.

[@superbigcat]

@@darienlechner8530 are you kidding me? rustad looks and sounds like the most arrogant and smug individual ever.

[@jawshvancouver2754]

What smugness?

[@langleybeliever7789]

Quote " Eby" anyone who didn't roll up their sleeve to get their government " approved" booster to save the eldery is a conspiracy theorist. Are they on there 3rd or 4th now. Lets see your card Eby.

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree2130]

It takes intelligent peoples to keep a good society and country Vote common sense change is needed more then ever

[@jilllowe7536]

Eby is a hypocrite and was disrespectful during the debate.. he's got to go along with the carbon tax... a bunch of word salad.

[@missmegank5303]

Eby acts like he will punch you if you don’t agree with him

[@KymHines]

Funny, But, seriously, I’d bet you are a conservative yet, you sound like someone unable to handle a debate never mind a fight.

[@missmegank5303]

@@KymHineshe acted like a toddler having a tantrum

[@pin-propheticinsightnewsjo8656]

Just like you have to be on a VERY VERY LONG WAITING LIST for SUBSIDIZED, SENIOR or LOW-INCOME HOUSING; you have to be on a VERY VERY LONG WAITING LIST for a DOCTOR 😡😡😡

[@KymHines]

Hey Sonia! What you just said shows a little bit of ignorance about victoria. If you go and ask the seniors at Rose Manor here in victoria you’d find many of them. Do not have a family doctor. Many people in victoria do not have a family doctor. It is a crisis people want a family doctor, I do agree with you around the community health centres and the Liberals killed that and how do you get rid of them and bring back to community centres in those private clinics that have just opened

[@joseacrossley4790]

Lots of words and nobody really saying anything. God, we’re so lost. 😞

[@glennhankins6927]

Eby = Trudeau Jr. 🤮

[@mke9925]

NDP has had 7 years to fix our dismal healthcare system. Sorry Mr Eby, you are just selling a shoebox in the sky and I have decided to give someone else a try.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

Your got to vote! A vote for anyone but Eby is a good vote 👌

[@mke9925]

A messed up cancer diagnosis is enough reason to demand a change!!!!!!!!

[@jasonmacfarlund2703]

If you want change, maybe look at Rustad's record for voting against improving health care. Atleast the NDP are doing something.

[@mke9925]

@@jasonmacfarlund2703 Sorry it's getting worse on NDP's watch. A lot of countries don't need seven years to turn it around. I pray u don't have to suffer the consequences of a messed up cancer diagnosis and its consequences and anxiety. I do. There are creative solutions to the problem but NDP being NDP cannot countenance them out of ideology Objectively we spend CAD6000 per capita on healthcare, but outcomes are not commensurate. If Rustad is elected and cannot deliver, u can count on me speaking out against him. We have a malaise in this country, and that's called the acceptance of mediocrity. If Eby is marginally better than the Libs OK congratulations to him, but it is still mediocre.

[@willwebster8711]

Rustad and his party had 15 years to address these issues, and all they did was focus on making one another rich. The cuts to mental health services, rural hospitals, social programs, education and the like under the Campbell-Clark administrations is what set the table for the mess we have now. Have the NDP done as well as they should have? Certainly not, but they have been considerably better at addressing problems and trying to fix then than their predecessors ever were. Do they deserve another Majority? Certainly not. We were better off when there were Greens holding their feet to the fire. However, to even suggest that John Rustad (who was part and parcel of the Campbell-Clark legacy) and his party have serious resolutions to our problems if cray cray. They are working from the old play book of dissing the sitting government while offering no substantive policy plans at all.

[@johnnytangsh]

All Eby wants to talk about is Rustad. This happens when you know your policies sucks.

[@OshaVids]

It's because he thinks Rustad's policies are worse.

[@DustinFuller-ze3yl]

I’ll never buy a Ford after the numerous commercials cutting off candidates during last nights debate.

[@coltonpearce2010]

Rustad based Taxing people isn’t going to change the weather

[@rps1689]

As long as current and future homeowners are not just satisfied with paying off their mortgages and to build equity, plus want prices to rise faster than earnings in the local economy at the expense of affordability for those who follow, the crisis of housing affordability will never get resolved no matter how much you reduce immigration, curb foreign buyers or property flippers. The political will does not exist to resolve the crisis nor do most home owners want to see more supply created where needed the most because it threatens their financial asset’s potential; and all political parties know this.

[@vikkimarrs5179]

Does anyone talk about burned out family members who care for seniors who age in place and how they can be supported?

[@carsonmetcalfe7635]

It wasn't much but Rustad did mention a home carer tax credit they want to introduce. Don't think he had any time to expand on it

[@vikkimarrs5179]

@@carsonmetcalfe7635 This has been a longstanding problem that tax credits for family carers will not solve because the tax credit cannot possibly compensate for the time commitment and financial commitment they make. There needs to be a real-time conversation and a cooperative approach based on actual needs. It doesn't seem like the political will is there yet.

[@Nick-tl3jb]

Green should be call Soviet socialist green BC , she doesn’t say how to help poor people but how to make everyone equal !! So let’s punish family doctor and dentist because they derive it !!!! 👏 Definitely conservatives !!! NDP has done enough damage !!!!

[@Laissez-faire402]

How is that we "won" the Cold War, yet communists like this are still taken seriously?

[@LiquidSwan]

I wish there was a way to mute the green lady, not to hate on her but I just find her participation pointless

[@benjaminwiens7644]

Girl on the right is so dumb I get second hand embarrassment. Man in the middle acts like a petulant aggressive child full of arrogance, but is incompetent. Please BC people vote conservative.

[@ardeshirirani6451]

these comments are the best polls and shows who the British Columbians vote for… look at Green Party leader they hardly win few seats in parliament but criticize all other candidates 😅 with no plan except climate change 😂

[@catthorn2973]

Opposition is healthy. If they get a few seats, then folks with their viewpoint get some representation in govt. It’s not just about winning the top seat. MLA

[@catthorn2973]

MLA. Members of the Legislative Assembly

[@johnstevens213]

They should be called the Watermelon Party. Green on the outside but red on the inside.

[@catthorn2973]

1200 or 3000 for a year hardly makes a difference for a family 🙄

[@CommonWaters528Hz]

Sonia Furstenau claims that "LNG is worse than coal"????? Has she clarified or withdrawn that claim ?

[@josemarino4270]

What garbage! No matter who I vote for I will be poorer, every year is the same, and every election is the same. I will go to the voting station just for my children.

[@tkmoore6657]

Hear hear.

[@KymHines]

John “ a German reporter said (which one John? Which article? Is he currently supporting police cracking heads of protestors in Germany) only 1%of containers are checked in ports” (para phrased)

[@carlvandervelden7245]

Im an 2019 millennial immigrant that has started an successful business shortly after migrating. I'm adding to the GDP and community. If Eby gets in again, that'll be the last straw, good by BC, I'll take my business snd first home deposit to a BLUE province. Established boomers wont care now. But they will when they are older and depending on the provincial government 😅

[@superbigcat]

you would be ignorant to support rustad because your workers would struggle to have supports while you will want to spend the least you could pay on labour. you will not have our labour without proper compensation. if you don't want a government that will support us and only cares about your business, you won't have business. you don't want us to have education. you don't want us to have affordable houses. you don't want us to have healthcare or affordable food. if you don't care about us then take your business elsewhere.

[@TheChiefOrg13]

What business do you run?

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

so your business has been successful under an ndp goverment...

[@carlvandervelden7245]

​@@TokyoBalletRepriseSuccessful in the fact im making profit, paying taxes and bills. How ever im making less money year over year. With this NDP government and don't get me started on this federal government 🤬

[@eliforero6330]

So your business has been very successful under an NDP government but you're threatening lo leave if they win again... That doesn't even make sense. Is that imaginary successful business in this chat with us? 😅😅😅

[@joseacrossley4790]

Conservatives, “Well give you $900 if you vote for us…maybe.”

[@Nobodymh31]

One is a snake, and one is a scorpion. Can't believe we are in a similar situation like the Americans next door. This is an end for BC.

[@meanwhileonhastings...]

Eby a snake for sure. The green lady is the same. Vote conservative.

[@Aztara1]

Oh wow. It's so nuts to see so many under educated on world pressures. Shipping, availability of products and the countries we buy from are having to raise prices due to lack of supply and having to go around the African peninsula because of the war in the middle east. Our government only has minimal sway over what is jacking prices up. Crazy how many of you have forgotten what the last Conservative government did. If they get in this time say goodbye to improving our schools, lower insurance, help in retirement health care, mental health care and they alway end with tax cuts for the rich. Please look at you history before through away all the progress we have made. It's not nearly enough and we need to keep improving but electing the Conservatives will end all progress.

[@blackbookish8068]

There are challenges - they’re not unique to our province - Lack of accountability right there

[@torturetuesday5191]

Im Voting John Rustad! The NDP strategy doesn't work.

[@LiquidSwan]

Non-market housing is not very effective. You can achieve a better outcome by just building lots of market housing until the prices go down

[@rps1689]

Problem is too many cities in Canada are actively rigged to prevent new supply.

[@KymHines]

Now he says he is Anti Mandate. Many of us were anti Mandate. I want to say to John “Sit down” on mandates for gawd sake! Oh, by the way, , there wasn’t a level of care for many seniors because they all weren’t snobby assed rich liberals!.

[@sarahsimpson8775]

That was so disgustingly bias it made me want to puke 🤮 you're not fooling anyone with your blatantly bias let's make Eby look good with every tiny little thing we can manipulate so we can keep our funding. You should be banned from broadcasting any kind debate. How about you actually do your job and actually care about the content you are broadcasting and the real people you are affecting. If you did that in the first place you could still sleep at night and not have to worry about being defunded. You guys make me sick with your twisted lies. You should be shut down.

[@haydenridley9919]

New Depression Party Vote blue

[@seanfraser9328]

What policy has the Conservatives come up with that will help the economy?

[@LiquidSwan]

@@seanfraser9328free market economics

[@moroccodesert]

Eby is very sharp, and while he was frustrated during the debate, we now understand why. He is very patient about his cause and why conservatives should not be part of our BC Government. Conservatives are dangerous.

[@jomes4137]

Houses should never be an investment that's criminal

[@WYLNXCA]

But that’s against capitalism.

[@WYLNXCA]

And free market

[@jomes4137]

@@WYLNXCA exactly we've tried capitalism for so long and it hasn't improved the working classes life at all we need a new system of some sort

[@fkb247]

​@@jomes4137 Any suggestions?

[@WYLNXCA]

@@jomes4137 But right wing (conservative) prefers capitalism, left wing supports socialism (NDP)

[@peachyland1253]

Rustad and his last government left the province in a mess and were in power for almost double the NDP has been here trying to clean up the mess. If it takes 10 years to get there it will take 10 years minimum to come back.

[@ryancrossman7778]

😂 you’ve lost it

[@kqh123]

I would say the province was in a better place then than it is now. And it's a consolation, he was booted from the party for not agreeing with them

[@ght33]

And let’s not forget that they bastards sold the land for the new Surrey Hospital and use it to balance the budget. Finding another site delayed it by 3 years and tripled the cost of the property. Thanks Rustad. Balance a budget selling out.

[@kqh123]

@@ght33 that was rustad's fault as minister of aboriginal affairs?

[@ght33]

@@kqh123 party policy to balance the budget. Same play with BC Hydro and the mess they left at ICBC. He voted for it all. He thinks that’s we need competition to lower the cost of Healthcare, insurance, and others. Same old thinking. Profits do not make things cheaper. Not then and not now.

[@peachyland1253]

The best outcome would be NDP and the Green party. In power for all the real people of BC's. I was born 60 years ago in Penticton BC grew up in New Westminster. Moved in and out of province starting in 1981. Came back to the Okanagan in the 90's broke never left still broke. Life is what you make. Real British Columbian's don't like greedy lying haters

[@TheSafetySmith]

Rustad. he cant remember what he voted for and did when a Liberal. I do. Many of us do and will vote accordingly.

[@bjorn____]

A vote for the NDP is a vote for the Liberals

[@kjh4635]

What is your platform green party?

[@jasonmacfarlund2703]

BC conservatives were the only one with out a costed platform. Maybe try googling?

[@kjh4635]

@@jasonmacfarlund2703 my question was what is the green party's platform, she did not really say anything. She kept on saying these two guys🤣 makes me wonder about her.

[@rafabib]

Is Rustad even alive? Looks like he has been operating on energy drinks and adderall for 6 days now.

[@thirdtooth4069]

He's a pretty dry guy, for sure, but at least he carries himself like an adult.

[@pseudonamed]

The NDP needs more time to clean up the mess left behind by the Liberals. Cons are not the answer, they will wreck this fine province.

[@johnbell6962]

I'm sorry, fine???

[@JR-rm4nw]

@@johnbell6962BC has the lowest unemployment rate out of all provinces. I'd say that's pretty fine.

[@johnbell6962]

@@JR-rm4nw nevermind homelessness, the rampant subsidized drug use and crime.

[@Sorrythishandlehasbeenremoved]

I don’t care if I’m only 13, I’m watching this

[@vegaclimbike]

So EBY....WHERE IS THE MONEY? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE SURPLUS HORGAN LEFT? WHY IS ALL THE MONEY GONE? WHERE DID YOU SPEND IT?

[@eliforero6330]

Sure, because there's zero bots on the internet... 😆😆

[@JeanMccreesh]

Didn't know plastic straws were a campaign platform. Eby took away my rights as a senior and renter to request a public hearing when I face demo viction. The only candidate who is genuine is Sonia, not getting pulled into the verbal slugfest, but focusing on solving the underlying problems, not throwing on more financial band aids. I'm sick of the rich getting richer at our expense, and politicians treating us like children. I work with those seniors who need the in home care. I lost 5 doctors during the NDP. I'm facing demo viction soon because of the real estate Capitalists that own our Province. I can't afford to retire. My friend who worked for the BC Government could. My own NDP MLA doesn't return phone calls. I wasn't sure how to vote this time, and glad I watched this debate. I'm voting Green again, the only voice of reason for us and the environment. 🇨🇦🦋

[@Laissez-faire402]

What are you on about? "Saving the environment" will NOT address your cost of living concerns, they will make them worse. You are talking about two mutually exclusive issues. The Green Party's idea of "saving the environment" will only cause more poverty and misery in this province.

[@bradm6287]

LOL I though you were going to segway your rant into saying "that's why I am going to vote conservative".

[@knitnkitten]

Vote Green💚 Go Fursteneau

[@moroccodesert]

Be cautious, folks. Anyone advocating for cutting services and privatization poses a significant threat. The Conservative Party is a danger to our services and the quality of life we all deserve." Corporate delivery+ Means PAY TO SPEAK TO A DOCTOR

[@Teejel]

Services this, services that, what services? Asia has better services

[@jomes4137]

I'd rather die in the waiting room than have to pay for health care lol

[@lovejesus646]

How dumb

[@jomes4137]

@lovejesus646 I'd rather die debtless than live with tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills I feel like that's a normal thought process

[@LiquidSwan]

@@jomes4137dude it’s just debt. Who cares? YOLO

[@coolwater55]

I do not agree with putting healthcare in hands of private sector.

[@johnstevens213]

It is called a hybrid system. He is not talking about a US system. Look at Germany, Australia, France, NZ, Demark etc... The only countries in the world with the same medical system as Canada are Cuba and North Korea. Until you need medical care in this province you won't know just how bad the system has become.

[@Narodov1]

@@johnstevens213 The US system is a hybrid system.

[@Uncle_Dragon]

That's good. I'm glad none of the parties want our Healthcare System to be private either. Strange comment

[@atmasters1]

It's not the US system it's been working so well in other universal health care countries. We are falling behind. Why would we continue with the current system?

[@tylerk7577]

Most of the physicians I work with are very much in support of the Australian model, not the US model.

[@knitnkitten]

💚Vote Green🌿 Go Fursteneau💫

[@ubercomrade]

Eby nailed it

[@johnlambert8375]

😂😂😂😂😂 ooooookaaaaay

[@affanshahriyar4461]

yay more trudeau

[@carlvandervelden7245]

I think you'll be eating your words come the evening of the 19th

[@lovejesus646]

Yeah, EBY nailed our doom if we continue voting NDP

[@jasondoary6057]

BC Conservatives Make BC Great Again 2024

[@ushankab8605]

Rustad has been an MLA for 20 years and has done jack s*it in that time. "I've done nothing for 20 years but I'm gonna fix it all trust me bro" ~ Rustad

[@ubcphysicsyangbo]

The fact that people are just blinding supporting the BC conservatives without doing any homework about the party and its MPs is just sad. Goes to show Democracy has its definite weaknesses, in the uneducated and uninformed.

[@bcanuck]

You'd clearly prefer the CCP.

[@kevinmoore5053]

Who are you to say we haven't researched the Conservatives, I've researched both parties, and I'm not 100% happy wth the Conservatives, but I am considerably LESS happy with NDP... I've seen them say 1 thing & do another, the problem is they claim the moral highground, then dail worse than anyone else has ever done, then blame someone else. I'm done with the NDP...

[@KymHines]

Canada is s failure on media standards and its public education

[@CarolineSamorodin]

Making sweeping judgments is uninformed. Not that it matters, but I also go to UBC.

[@Axecapoeiracomoxvalley]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1210">20:10</a> look at Whistler housing authority, habitat for humanity models. Get rid of compound inflation on mortgages for under market housing. Implement more housing for employees and longer term residents of communities.

[@jomes4137]

God I really hope the conservatives don't get any power they're so delusional

[@Rindiculousfun]

Every single thing Eby stands for (which is very hard to find seeing as all he has is a hard on for Rustad) is delusional and does not help the residents of BC.

[@rafabib]

I really wish the green party had a chance. they are the ones making most sense. voted for them but they have so little traction =(

[@LiquidSwan]

Wasted vote

[@johnnemeth6913]

They are freaking commies. I've said this before, but "wow!", did she ever prove that tonight. Don't forget that Horgan called an election because he didn't think he could work with her.

[@ratingstower556]

BC better vote Conservative to send Justin Trudeau a message

[@superbigcat]

@@ratingstower556 bc is going vote ndp to support trudeau for another four years. go live in north korea for the government you want.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

​@@superbigcat😮 Your got some reserch to do! Google SDTC scandal

[@TheChiefOrg13]

I hope you realize that the BC Conservatives and the Poilievre Conservatives aren't even the same entity...

[@jasonmacfarlund2703]

Sorry, I don't care about theatre. I will vote for who I think will do the best job in BC.

[@ushankab8605]

@@ratingstower556 Cutting granny’s health care to own the libs!!!

[@KymHines]

John should move down south

[@iremote7610]

A conservative government on a provincial or federal level will be a disaster for all Canadians. No one candidate will say the things you want to hear - welcome to politics. But vote flip flopping because you disagree with this or that is a stupid way to vote. If you are liberal, vote liberal, if you stand for the NDP, vote NDP. It isn't really a debate. Stay true to your values.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

I get what your saying how ever, if you support a certain Federal partys values. But they are steeling millions of dollars of tax payers money. When do you draw the line 🤔 and follow a different logic?

[@meanwhileonhastings...]

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. Voting for ndp over and over again while seeing the province deteriorate and hoping it will get better is the same kind of insanity.

[@eliforero6330]

It would be a threat to democracy, to the indigenous people, to freedom, to the environment, to human rights, to happiness.. to all that is good in this world. 😢😢😢

[@wd2417]

@@eliforero6330what would be? I’m sorry can you clarify?

[@pammccoy4331]

We need a wave of Blue. Vote Blue!

[@superbigcat]

@@pammccoy4331 nah, we're voting orange thanks

[@gregsimmons3323]

Wow, I came here to see a debate, not a murder. Eby destroyed Rustad. Furstenau was strong. Rustad is a clueless joke.

[@carlvandervelden7245]

You may be eating your words on the evening of the 19th 😅

[@vancouver8129]

Stop taking the safe supply.

[@ushankab8605]

@@vancouver8129 I think Rustard got into the safe supply before he started ranting about eating bugs. At least he didn't OD on toxic drugs because it was safe I guess.

[@meanwhileonhastings...]

​@@ushankab8605 Tell that to the 2,511 dead people from last year

[@ushankab8605]

@@meanwhileonhastings... Why don’t you tell them that Christy Clark and John Rustad closed Riverview mental hospital in 2012? Guy has been an MLA for 20 years and done jack. Looks and sounds like he’s due for retirement.

[@CarolineCartercarolinejcee]

John Rustad is like a constipated turtle. I've never seen a more uncharismatic candidate in my life. No platform, weird stories, and the legacy of BC liberals. No thanks!

[@LiquidSwan]

You should have heard his story where he recounts how his wife became unable to have kids and offered to divorce him because she knew he wanted kids, but he refused and stuck by her side. Brought a tear to my eye.

[@keithrobinson2941]

If I am unable to raise rent between tenancies in order to keep pace with inflation, I am more likely to remove the rental house from the market.

[@Laissez-faire402]

British Columbians should not be paying anything close to these rental prices. If you have a solution other than telling people to move, I'd love to hear it.

[@Masoud71n]

we should ban greedy developers and have rent capped at 1k/month

[@carlvandervelden7245]

It's one thing to increase the rent to keep up with interest rates, home insurance and taxes. But it's another thing to exceed that for greed or adding to personal financial goals. It seems like the only people who can afford rentals are boomers or Gen X. I can't see Millennials ever owning rentals, until their parents pass. Gen Z will be unlikely to ever own a home!

[@x_x8865]

@@Masoud71nkeep smoking pots, u will get it in the end haha

[@jasonmacfarlund2703]

​@@x_x8865it's not society's fault that landlords took the risk to buy property at historic prices with unsustainable interest rates. If landlords were a company we would call it a risky investment, yet when it's John down the street we think investments should be risk free.

[@ubcphysicsyangbo]

Put a cap on homeownership - no one is allowed to own more than two residential dwellings.

[@Wretchlikemee]

Put a cap on landlords, they should not be allowed to charge more that 35% of a renters income

[@ubcphysicsyangbo]

The free market has failed the housing market in Canada in general. Esp in BC. The years the BC Liberials were in power (when John Rustad was a cabinet minister), BC saw some of the highest inflation in housing prices (remember this was decades before COVID-induced inflation). More heavy-handed government intervention is needed. Housing prices MUST fall further. This is coming from a homeowner myself by the way. Housing should primary be a dwelling for people to live in, we must disuade market forces on turning homes into investment vehicles

[@KymHines]

Sonia knocked David in the nose on Safe Supply!