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Vancouver: B.C.'s three party leaders meet Vancouver Trade Board 11 days before provincial election
NDP leader David Eby, Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson and Green leader Emily Lowan faced Vancouver's business community on October 13; the B.C. election is October 24, with the daycare row still simmering.
Why it matters
With the B.C. provincial election set for Saturday, October 24 — just 11 days away — the leaders of the province's three major parties appeared together at the Vancouver Trade Board on Tuesday, October 13, pitching their platforms to business representatives. Economic growth, trade policy and support for local businesses dominated the session, underscoring the growing weight of economic issues in the campaign's final stretch.
Who was there
NDP Leader David Eby, B.C. Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson and Green Party Leader Emily Lowan each outlined policy proposals aimed at regional economic concerns. The session was part of a broader campaign effort to engage stakeholders, following a series of public appearances by the leaders across Metro Vancouver.
Daycare row as backdrop
The meeting comes as Eby faces attacks over B.C.'s now-paused $10-a-day daycare program, with the Conservatives accusing him of benefiting from a subsidized spot. Eby said on October 12 that his family's child care centre became a $10-a-day site after his child was already enrolled, and that the family made a donation because it did not need the discount. Child care operators' group ACE National called on October 13 for every party to present a costed plan extending affordable care to families shut out of $10-a-day spaces.
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