David Eby says NDP government would not revisit amendments to Land Act.
The Green Party may have a platform that is filled with billions in new spending and bevy of new taxes and tax hikes to pay for it, but at least it is costed out, whereas the B.C. Conservative plan isn’t, NDP Leader David Eby noted Tuesday night in a televised debate in advance of the October 19 provincial election.
“We have seen almost zero private sector job growth in British Columbia,” he said, adding the provincial government is now facing deficits totalling $24 billion over the next three years.This is unaffordable in B.C. We need to unleash the potential of this province. The Green Party’s platform contains billions in new spending, which Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau said would be paid for with new taxes on the wealthy. She also noted that hers is the only party that would retain a carbon tax.
“John, you haven't released a costed platform. An economist at UBC says your platform is written in pixie dust. Can you at least be honest with British Columbians? How deep are the cuts going to be in the review that you've proposed? And I know you started with child care for the middle class, getting rid of support for them, but what else is on the chopping block?”“They have no hope whatsoever to get back to a balanced budget,” he said.The array of ideas for dealing with B.C.
Furstenau said one of the problems with housing in B.C. is that it is treated too much as a commodity for investors.
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