Lowan: “Neither of you have the courage to stand up to Big Grocery.”
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Doerkson: Our party is unified. We weren’t 3 weeks ago, but we are now.
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Moderator to Eby: Do you want to respond to Lowan? No, I want to respond to something the Conservative leader said.
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Lowan to Eby: You cancelled 7 long-term care homes. Sure Emily, but he re-promised them now that a campaign’s on.
Eby: they were over budget.
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Every time there’s open debate time, Eby raises Cons’ $5B in promises and asks how are they going to pay for it. Doerkson’s answer: NDP raised the provincial sales tax.
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Lowan to Eby: You’ve ruined the partnerships with housing non-profits.
Eby: 4,000 social housing units will start or complete this year.
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Q to Doerkson: Will your tax cut mean fee increases? (That’s what the BC Libs used to do, hold the line on taxes, but raise user fees bigly). Doerkson: Tax cut an injection into the economy.
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ICBC: Will you commit to no rate increases?
Doerkson: “I am committed to keeping our rates very competitive.” No-fault scheme not working for catastrophically injured.
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$10-a-day child care:
Eby (well, this is an awkward one for him): Let’s talk about the Conservative plan. We’re gonna announce plans to add thousands of spaces.
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Lowan explains her tax policy. Doesn’t matter, it’s a two-party race.
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Lowan: Tax the rich
Eby: Tax the rich, but differently than the Greens.
Doerkson: You wanna tax doctors.
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Look at that deficit. Defend that David Eby:
Eby: We built schools. We built a hospital in Fort St. James. 23 new or expanded hospitals.
Conservatives bad
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Lowan: lottery and liquor sales generate more revenue than LNG.
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What are you going to cut?
Doerkson: Red tape and bureaucracy (aka health and safety, and environment regulations). I’ll fully fund health care, but we’ll look for savings where we can. (Well, problems solved then.)
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Lowan (oh yeah, she’s there too). Other parties bad. Greens better.
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Why should you be premier?
Doerkson: I want to “supercharge” the economy.
Well, I was worried he just wanted to give the economy a little boost, but now that I know he wants to “supercharge” it, I’m all in.
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Emily Lowan: Greens building a “formidable” movement.
Well, that word might be a little strong.
Proportional representation
I’m a fan too, Emily, but it went down to a decisive defeat last time BC voted on it.
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What about Cons who say racist extreme things?
Doerkson: I’m against hate.
That’s very brave of him.
Doerkson: Katy Merrifield’s offensive post made in moment of trauma.
Oh well, never mind then.
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First question: Too soon for an election? Eby: Can’t get things done with one-seat majority. Comment: If he pulls this election off (he’s behind right now), it’ll be with something like a one-seat majority again. #bcleadersdebate

Yelling at the TV during the #bcleadersdebate like my husband yells at hockey