British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 political party leaders have spent the 28-day provincial election campaign wooing voters with promises on critical issues including health care, housing, the cost of living and the environment.

Here is a look at some of the top promises made by each major party ahead of election day on Saturday:

NDP

香蕉视频直播� Leader David Eby says his party香蕉视频直播檚 housing plan will build 300,000 more homes for the middle class. There香蕉视频直播檚 also a pledge to increase the speculation and vacancy tax on empty homes to one per cent for residents of Canada and three per cent for foreign owners starting in 2025. The NDP says they will prioritize building homes on public land.

香蕉视频直播� On the campaign trail, Eby has promised that the NDP will exempt $10,000 of individual income from taxes every year, which translates to an annual tax reduction of about $1,000 for most households and $500 for individuals.

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香蕉视频直播� The NDP says they will increase job-protected leave to 27 weeks from the current eight days for people with a major medical diagnosis such as cancer.

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B.C. Conservatives

香蕉视频直播� Leader John Rustad is promising the 香蕉视频直播淩ustad Rebate,香蕉视频直播� a plan to exempt rent or mortgage interest costs from income taxes, beginning at $1,500 per month in the 2026 budget and increasing to $3,000 by 2029. His party is calling it the 香蕉视频直播渓argest housing tax cut in B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 history.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播� The Conservatives are pledging publicly funded 香蕉视频直播減artnerships香蕉视频直播� with non-governmental health clinics and a wait time guarantee for some surgical procedures that would see patients sent outside the province for faster care. They are also promising to build a new children香蕉视频直播檚 hospital in Surrey, featuring a pediatric emergency room and intensive care unit, a maternity ward and a women香蕉视频直播檚 health centre.

香蕉视频直播� Rustad has promised to end the Insurance Corporation of B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 monopoly on car insurance and open the market to other providers to lower prices for consumers, while modifying ICBC香蕉视频直播檚 no-fault insurance model to make it easier for people with life-altering injuries to seek redress in the courts.

香蕉视频直播� Rustad promised to scrap the provincial carbon tax completely.

香蕉视频直播� Rustad said he will return 20 per cent of B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 forests to First Nations, replace the current stumpage system with an end-product tax, and streamline the permitting process for the forest sector.

香蕉视频直播� The Conservatives have pledged to bring back plastic straws and cutlery, and eliminate mandatory fees for grocery bags.

Green Party

香蕉视频直播� The party, under leader Sonia Furstenau, is promising to maintain the carbon tax with or without a federal mandate. Furstenau has also vowed to introduce a 香蕉视频直播渨indfall profits tax香蕉视频直播� on oil and gas companies, and redirect revenue from industrial carbon pricing to fund community climate action.

香蕉视频直播� The Greens香蕉视频直播� health plans include up to six visits to a mental health professional, such as a psychologist, under the Medical Services Plan. They promise to regulate the psychotherapy professions.

香蕉视频直播� The Greens are promising to provide $1.5 billion annually to construct 26,000 new units of non-market housing each year.

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香蕉视频直播� Furstenau says her party will increase social and disability insurance and 香蕉视频直播渨raparound support香蕉视频直播� for youth aging out of care to combat poverty.

香蕉视频直播� The Greens promise to invest in climate action, renewable energy and infrastructure, including $650 million annually for municipal infrastructure to support new housing and $250 million to expand child care.