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B.C. election provincial leaders’ debate scheduled

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Judd, A. (2026, October 6). B.C. election provincial leaders’ debate scheduled. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12088589/bc-election-provincial-leaders-debate-2026/

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British Columbia’s major party leaders will participate in a provincial election debate on October 14 from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m., moderated by Shachi Kurl of the Angus Reid Institute. The event will feature BC NDP leader David Eby, BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson, and BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan and will be broadcast live on several channels including Global BC, CBC, CTV, CITY TV, and CHEK.

Written by AI on 2026-10-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Wednesday, October 14, from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m., the B.C. provincial leaders' debate will take place, featuring David Eby (BC NDP), Lorne Doerkson (BC Conservative), and Emily Lowan (BC Green Party) ahead of the provincial election on October 24. Shachi Kurl from the Angus Reid Institute will moderate the debate. The event will be broadcast live on Global BC, Global Okanagan, BC1, and 730 CKNW, as well as streamed online. The B.C. Broadcast Consortium, including CBC, CTV, CITY TV, and CHEK, is involved in organizing this debate to give British Columbians the chance to hear from their leaders directly.

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Topics

B.C. BC Green Party British Columbians Conservative NDP

Subjects

B.C. GPE · 1× BC Green Party ORG · 1× British Columbians NORP · 1× Conservative NORP · 1× David Eby PERSON · 1× Emily Lowan PERSON · 1× Lorne Doerkson PERSON · 1× NDP ORG · 1× Shachi Kurl PERSON · 1× the Angus Reid Institute ORG · 1×

Narrative

The B.C. provincial leaders’ debate will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. BC NDP leader David Eby, BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan will be taking part.

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🔮 British Columbians will have the opportunity to hear from the three major party leaders ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 24.

2026-10-06 · Global News

B.C. election provincial leaders’ debate scheduled · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

British Columbians will have the opportunity to hear from the three major party leaders ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 24. asserted

Columbians → have → Oct.

Eby → take → part

Get daily National news The debate will air live on: asserted

debate → get → news

- Global BC - Global Okanagan - BC1 - 730 CKNW It will also stream live on: - First Nation demands more info on Bell AI data centre near Regina: ‘We have to live here’ - asserted

We → stream → Regina

Catholic, Anglican bishops urge Albertans to consider referendum’s impact on vulnerable - asserted

bishops → urge → impact

Eby defends his plan to tax the rich as campaigns tackle health care crisis - asserted

campaigns → defend → crisis

American officials have ‘concerns’ about Trump’s Canada attacks, MPs hear The B.C. Broadcast Consortium includes Global BC, CBC, CTV, CITY TV and CHEK. asserted

Consortium → have → BC

Elections BC released the final list of confirmed candidates for the provincial election. asserted

BC → release → election

The BC NDP is running 92 candidates, as it says the paperwork for the candidate in Peace River-North was incomplete. asserted

paperwork → run → North

The BC Greens have 73, while CentreBC and OneBC have 35 and 33, respectively. asserted

CentreBC → have → 35