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B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24

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Depner, W. (2026, September 27). B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-conservatives-promise-no-new-taxes-if-elected-on-october-24/article_8c919e74-808a-542a-ae3b-1118b2cca68c.html

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Lorne Doerkson, leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party, has promised no new taxes if his party is elected on October 24 during the snap election called last week. While campaigning in Surrey, Doerkson stated that a Conservative government would stop what he refers to as the B.C. New Democrats' excessive taxation on working families.

Written by AI on 2026-09-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Tuesday, British Columbia Premier John Horgan called for an early provincial election set for October 24, and Lorne Doerkson, interim leader of the BC Conservatives, quickly responded by making his party's first campaign announcement. In a poll conducted just days after the election was called, 43% of leaning and decided voters indicated they would support the Conservatives, marking an increase of 6 percentage points since the election call. The opposition BC NDP saw their support drop to 35%, down from 41% previously.

Doerkson’s first official campaign appearance focused on promising no new taxes if his party is elected, positioning the BC Conservatives as a candidate for change against the incumbent BC NDP's policies, which they claim unfairly burden working families.

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VICTORIA - Lorne Doerkson says a future Conservative government in British Columbia under his leadership would not bring in new taxes, if elected on Oct. 24, when British Columbians head to the polls in a snap election called last week. asserted

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Doerkson, who was campaigning in Surrey, B.C. on Sunday, says in a party statement that Conservatives would end what he calls the B.C. New Democrats “endless tax grabs on working families.” asserted

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B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24

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