The BC Conservative platform, 2026

Cut your income tax immediately. Provide $1,000 a year in income-tax relief per person, or $2,000 for a couple, by increasing the provincial basic personal exemption to the most generous allowance in the country.

Stop TransLink’s car tax. Amend the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act so TransLink cannot put a tax or levy on owning or registering a car.

Protect driver choice. End the zero-emission vehicle sales quota and you choose the vehicle that works for your family and work.

Keep auto insurance affordable by maintaining ICBC as a public option and preserving no-fault for the vast majority of claims, while giving catastrophically injured victims access to legal representation, with capped legal fees so lawyers’ costs don’t drive up premiums or reduce what accident victims receive.

Cut construction taxes and charges. Tackle the costs and delays that stop new homes and neighbourhoods being built. Scrap unnecessary charges that add to construction costs, and restore choice in energy for home heating and cooking.

Approve homes in months, not years. Bring new family homes to market faster, and work with municipalities so zoning bylaws match official community plans.

Give local governments a say in deciding where density goes. Hold municipal governments to locally developed Official Community Plans that carry appropriate density targets. Where the density goes and what it looks like needs to be a decision of local government and local residents, not bureaucrats in Victoria.

Build for families. We will dramatically shorten approvals for communities seeking family-oriented growth, including in beautiful new neighbourhoods.

Growth that comes with services. Work with municipalities to ensure growth fits local communities and comes with roads, transit, health care, schools and utilities.

Fix the Building Code. Overhaul the step code that has nothing to do with safety and quality construction and simplify and harmonize the building code.

Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit. We will match the federal tax credit with provincial tax relief for families creating self-contained living spaces for senior relatives, lowering housing costs and freeing up more homes.

Open more spaces. Identify unnecessary regulations, from any level of government, that delay or stop high-quality child care spaces from being opened where they are needed.

Fund independent providers fairly. Every child care provider should be treated equally. Independent providers will be eligible for new $10-a-day spaces as the program expands.

$10-a-day spaces first for the kids who need them most. A place on a waitlist is not child care. As we create more spaces, we will prioritize $10-a-day spaces for the children and families with the fewest alternatives and highest need.

24-hour child care. Create 24-hour spaces for shift workers and first responders, and encourage child care at or near worksites such as hospitals.

Put money in parents’ hands. Increase the BC Family Benefit and the Affordable Child Care Benefit so they reflect the cost-of-living pressure on young families, whether they choose child care outside the house, care at home with a parent, or help from family.

Faster credential recognition for child care providers. We will make it simple for educators, social workers, teachers and others with relevant experience to work as Early Childhood Educator assistants, especially over the summer months.

Create a refundable BC Children’s Activity Credit that covers up to $500 per child each year for eligible sports, recreation, music, arts and camps.

Expand school meal programs in high-need communities. No child in British Columbia should have to go hungry at school, ever.

Double the Playground Equipment Program to $10 million a year, to help 50 schools replace aging playground equipment each year. Children deserve places to play, and parents should not have to spend years fundraising for them.

Recreational facilities. Every child should have a chance to play sports and be active. We will create a matching funding program to encourage municipalities to build more fields, arenas, pools, and recreation facilities so families and children have more opportunities to get off the couch and into physical activity.

Commit to completing the new Surrey hospital and building a new women’s and children’s hospital in Surrey, ensuring one of British Columbia’s fastest-growing regions has the health infrastructure it needs.

We will invest and reform to cut wait times, build up rural services and keep essential care open and available in all communities.

We will work with doctors, nurses and other health professionals to improve patient care, train and recruit more doctors, nurses, and staff, remove barriers that prevent qualified professionals from using their full skills, and enforce safety and drug laws in hospitals and clinics to reduce burnout.

Proven technology can reduce paperwork and give professionals more time with patients. We will direct resources towards care and publish clear information about access and outcomes so you can judge what works and what doesn’t.

Restore the seniors’ property tax deferral. Restore the tax deferral terms so seniors are not taxed out of their homes and can remain in the communities where they are secure.

More long-term care beds. We will work with care providers, residents, families and builders to review design requirements, protect safety and quality of care, and deliver more affordable beds sooner.

Choice for seniors. We will provide portable public funding for long-term care for the 7,200 people waiting, so eligible seniors and their families have a choice among qualified providers, including public, non-profit and private options.

HandyDART. We will expand HandyDART services to areas of greatest demand, ensuring seniors have access to affordable, reliable transportation, and we will enforce service quality standards for HandyDART contractors to improve transportation reliability for seniors.

Free shingles vaccination for seniors. A free shingles vaccine program will reduce doctor visits, emergency room trips, hospital stays, and long-term pain for older adults in British Columbia, saving money over time by preventing avoidable care.

Improve access to mental health care. We will expand timely access to psychiatric services, community mental health care, crisis response and appropriate residential treatment, with stronger early interventions.

Conduct an independent review of the Mental Health Act to address a broad range of issues including brain injuries, schizophrenia and dementia.

Implement a recovery-oriented system of care. We will restore an evidence-based approach to addiction focused on prevention, treatment, and recovery.

We will expand detoxification, clinical treatment, recovery housing and aftercare across British Columbia, including regional capacity for rural and northern communities. Treatment will connect vulnerable people with housing, employment, primary care and family support.

We will strengthen upstream intervention for vulnerable children and youth, particularly those already receiving provincial services or at risk of falling through gaps between systems. We will improve coordination between child and family services, anti-drug education in schools, mental health and addiction services, education and housing so young people do not lose critical supports as they transition into adulthood.

Help, not waiting lists. People who ask for help should not simply be put on another waiting list. We will work toward treatment on demand, with immediate access to detox, evidence-based medications, residential treatment and outpatient programs as required.

Mandatory treatment. For people whose severe addiction, mental health challenges, or acquired brain injury leaves them incapable of caring for themselves or at immediate risk of serious harm, we will provide mandatory care. It is not safe or respectful to leave these individuals to suffer on the streets. They should be off the street and in care until they no longer pose a threat to themselves or others.

End the existing “safe supply” approach and redirect the focus to prevention, treatment and recovery; enforce safety and drug rules in hospitals, shelters and supportive housing, and expand the use of drug courts.

We will stop forcing drug-friendly facilities on communities.

We will end the public disorder on our streets and in our public spaces.

Conduct a review and reform of OPSes and injection/inhalation sites in consultation with local communities, with the goal of fewer and better-situated options that effectively provide a path to treatment and recovery.

We will move from “safe supply” to care and recovery, connecting people to treatment and support, with public safety and care working together on the response.

Recovery must be supported beyond the initial intervention. People leaving treatment or corrections will have appropriate plans for care, housing and follow-up.

Extend the existing Autism Funding Program. The transition of autism support to the Disability Benefit and Disability Supplement will be reviewed to ensure that no families lose access to the financial support they need.

Ensure families retain access to independent support providers of their choice. We will never compel families to transition to a centralized care model.

Strengthen support for families in rural BC, with measures including travel assistance, mobile therapy, outreach, virtual care options, and flexible direct funding.

Increase disability assistance and review it every year. We will increase provincial disability-assistance rates by $100 per month and establish an annual review of rates.

Let people with disabilities earn more without losing their benefits. We will increase the annual earnings exemption for a single person receiving PWD assistance from $16,200 to $30,000, allowing people to earn substantially more before their disability assistance is reduced.

Protect the financial independence of people with disabilities by ending reductions to disability assistance based on a spouse’s income.

Stop the revolving door for repeat and violent offenders: strengthen bail and warrant enforcement, establish a dedicated repeat-offender court stream and expand electronic monitoring.

Add police capacity: 250 more police recruits, 500 more RCMP, 30 sheriffs, and 150 civilian staff over five years.

Implement an Anti-Extortion Action Plan with specialized investigators and clear reporting and protection pathways for threatened businesses and families.

Speed up justice: hire 50 Crown prosecutors, pursue 20 additional trial judges and deploy to high-need target communities, and launch the Seven-Day Trial Pilot to speed up straightforward criminal cases.

Target illegal guns, not lawful hunters, farmers and gun owners.

Expand security funding for vulnerable religious communities.

Forest fire budgeting. As part of our Wildfire Action Plan (see A Safer BC), we will budget for wildfire at what it costs and move money upstream towards prevention. This includes active forest management, prescribed and cultural burning, more fuel breaks around communities, predictable FireSmart funding for municipalities and rapid initial attack, with hectares treated reported every year.

Flood, drought and heat. The same goes for flood, drought and heat: dikes, drainage and water storage for the Fraser Valley, the Interior and the coast.

Protect communities from wildfire: invest $400 million in aircraft expansion and $100 million in wildfire innovation, alongside Community Protection Forestry, controlled burns and stronger mutual aid.

Wildfire Response Cabinet Committee: To coordinate government resources and prepare for Summer 2027, chaired by the Premier, with a mandate to implement the BC Wildfire Action Plan and coordinate quickly and nimbly with local municipal leaders and emergency responders fighting large and out-of-control wildfires.

$400M Wildfire Aircraft Fleet Expansion: Secure delivery of new aerial firefighting capabilities, including waterbombers to create a BC-based firefighting fleet to supplement existing contracted services.

$100M Wildfire Innovation Fund: To fund the development and procurement of technology here in BC for the early detection, monitoring, suppression and prevention of wildfires, which will reduce long-term damage and cost.

Community Protection Forestry: A set share of timber allocation will go into a dedicated pool to clear out high-risk areas. The resource will pay for the work, the work will create local jobs, and the jobs will protect the community.

We will get education back to basics and teach literacy, mathematics and subject knowledge, support teachers in complex classrooms, further limit phone use in schools, and give parents clear information about their children’s curriculum and progress.

Schools should be safe places to learn, with clear expectations and respect for every child. We will make it easier for educators to establish order, and we will enable School Liaison Officer programs.

We will repeal SOGI 123 and instead address bullying directly. We will protect students on an ongoing basis from any harassment based on personal characteristics.

Prepare students for life. Before graduation, students will learn financial literacy—budgeting, saving, interest and credit—alongside civics, citizenship and digital and AI safety. Students will also complete a Holocaust-education unit.

Connect high school education to trades, careers and opportunity. Give students more opportunities to begin career training and qualifications before graduation. We will bring back shop classes and build shop facilities in new schools.

Expand dual-credit programs, apprenticeships and paid work experience with post-secondary institutions and employers. We will make it easier for schools to hire qualified Red Seal tradespeople, musicians, athletes and other experts.

We will make it easier for apprentices to stay employed during technical training and work with employers to expand training in skilled trades and other occupations where BC needs workers.

Legislate permitting and approval certainty, with fixed timelines, “one project, one review” approvals, and quarterly reporting of progress on each project. Exploration permits will operate on the same principle, with timelines matching or beating competing Canadian jurisdictions.

Defend BC mines against US aggression, including working with Ottawa to defend Rio Tinto’s Kitimat aluminum operations.

Support great Canadian steel made with great BC steel-making coal. We will work with Ottawa to designate BC steel-making coal as a strategic mineral, strengthen domestic supply chains and local capabilities and use more Canadian steel.

Bring headquarters and corporate activity home by encouraging global mining companies and exploration operations to locate in British Columbia.

Develop a Future Mining Jobs Blueprint with industry so secondary schools, colleges and universities train British Columbians for the jobs mines will need.

Expand the Mining Exploration Tax Credit and press Ottawa to make federal exploration credits permanent and extend flow-through eligibility into engineering and feasibility work.

Map for growth. We will identify where exploration is welcome and keep it open, with land-use planning enabling responsible exploration.

Value-add in mining. Explore the business case for more value-added processing and, where there is investor interest, fast track permits and provide incentives to encourage more value-added projects.

Define provincially significant infrastructure. Treat roads, rail and port access serving mineral districts as provincially significant infrastructure.

Expand First Nations participation. We will engage with First Nations and Indigenous resource groups to help build administrative and technical capacity so consultation is done properly and on time.

Upgrade mining communities, exploring joint public-private investment in electrical grids and roads, particularly in remote regions.

Provide competitive power for mining. Existing mines and smelters will have competitive industrial power rates, competitive carbon costs and fixed timelines for operating permits and life-of-mine extensions.

Encourage junior-mining partnerships with global miners, major companies, incubators and accelerators.

Support geoscience innovation by making BC the first place our mining innovators prove and deploy technology. We will reinvest $5 million annually for five years in Geoscience BC, where mineral research alone has generated a seven-times return on investment.

Maintain high environmental, safety and reclamation standards. Faster decisions do not mean weaker rules. You build it, you clean it.

Double natural gas production by 2032 and triple it by 2035. This will generate tens of thousands of jobs and at least $6 billion a year in revenue for the province, while we displace global emissions from dirtier energy sources with our cleaner natural gas.

Work with First Nations and industry to bring new mines, LNG facilities and other major projects from proposal to decision faster, with clear standards and dependable timelines.

Make BC the fastest place in North America to permit a mine and an LNG facility, and report publicly on our progress every year.

Produce the gas here. We will establish service-standard timelines for low-impact development, scale requirements to project footprints and develop long-term plans with Treaty 8 nations so drilling can return to the levels the coast requires. We will approve LNG projects and their pipelines, get BC resources to tidewater at world prices and make British Columbia the Pacific Basin’s most trusted energy partner by 2035.

Make BC gas work twice. More natural-gas production also produces condensate needed by Canada’s oil industry, creating additional Canadian energy and provincial revenue.

Honour existing First Nations agreements on LNG, pipelines and transmission and rebuild BC’s equity-financing program using the Alberta and Saskatchewan models.

Build resource infrastructure. We will expand gas transmission and hydrogen infrastructure, keep natural gas available in every community and stop municipal bans on gas connections and mandatory heating technologies.

Power up the province to help make British Columbia more self-sufficient in electricity and address the backlog of requests for job-creating connections to the grid.

BC energy for BC. British Columbia imported $2.1 billion of electricity over the last three years. We will expand domestic generation from every available source and reduce unnecessary dependence on imported electricity.

Build the grid. Transmission into the northwest, northeast and southern Interior will be provincially significant infrastructure with fixed in-service dates so mines, LNG, manufacturing, and communities have new power rather than competing for existing household supply.

Unlock private off-grid power. Private producers will be able to sell electricity directly to off-grid projects such as mines, with investors carrying the financial risk and existing environmental, safety and Indigenous consultation requirements remaining intact.

Restore energy choice. Along with the Step Code reforms elsewhere in this platform, we will end prescriptive power rules and allow industry to choose appropriate supply, including self-generation.

Hydroelectricity: Support BC Hydro capital upgrades that increase capacity and extend the life of existing dams.

Geothermal: Support projects where the business case demonstrates reliable and economic generation.

Wind, solar and run-of-river hydro: Support development where economics and reliability make sense for BC

Hydrogen: Support expanded production and refuelling capacity where taxpayers can realize a return. We will consider every viable source on an even playing field to build a clean, affordable and energy-strong British Columbia.

Provide predictable access to fibre. Under the NDP, the harvest has consistently run well below the allowable annual cut. Permits will increase sustainable access to fibre with a floor of 45 million cubic metres. Where the Crown reallocates tenure, licensees and Bill 13 contractors will be compensated fairly and on time.

Speed up permits. We will immediately simplify harvest approvals while protecting the environment. We will establish a provincial major-project-style process for forestry permits, approvals and investment. Decisions will take months, not years, with a single-window consultation hub giving First Nations one door for referrals and proponents one clock.

Cut costs. BC used to be one of the most efficient lumber producers in North America, but today it is among the highest-cost jurisdictions. In 2025, BC’s softwood lumber exports were 57% below 2016 by volume and more than 15,000 forestry jobs have been lost since 2022. We will review and eliminate unnecessary permitting costs so BC mills can get back to work.

First Nations participation. We will encourage Indigenous participation in the forestry industry by investing in skills training, and we will ensure First Nations benefit fully from any federal funding to support the industry and to compensate for trade-related and other threats to forestry communities.

Resolve the old growth deferrals, which have dragged on under the NDP. We will protect original old growth and the most endangered and rarest ecosystems and return remaining land to the working forest.

Value-added industry. We will create competitive tax conditions for BC’s value-added wood manufacturers to create more jobs, revitalize communities, and extract more return from our forest sector.

Bring back common-sense forest management, reflecting the unique ecology of each region, restore forest health, and reduce wildfire risk.

Bioenergy. We will develop a provincial biomass and bioenergy strategy focused on converting forestry residuals, mill waste, harvest slash and other underutilized biomass into renewable fuels and low-carbon energy products while creating new high-value jobs, starting with Clean Fuels Hubs in Prince George and Kamloops.

Job support. We will extend the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund.

Softwood solutions. We will make softwood lumber a first-rank Canadian priority in every negotiation with the US, alongside autos, steel and aluminum, with BC at the table fighting for our jobs.

Put BC forestry products first at home. We will showcase and prioritize the use of BC wood in government-funded housing and infrastructure projects wherever possible.

Modernize the 50/50 on-farm processing rule. Farmers will have greater freedom to process and sell products year-round, keeping more food processing in BC.

Keep farmland farming. We will update farm-class revenue thresholds, restore merit-based Agricultural Land Commission decisions and reduce barriers facing young farmers and ranchers.

Modernize the Agricultural Land Reserve. We will use modern soil and mapping technology to remap the ALR and reform the ALR Act to put food security first. Governance will also be strengthened to address misuse and non-compliance.

Help farmers diversify their income, including allowing secondary uses that strengthen farm businesses and limited short-term rentals supporting agri-tourism.

Make on-farm housing work for agriculture, prioritizing worker housing permits.

Cut agricultural red tape to lower grocery bills and unleash our farmers. To keep those jobs here, we will immediately cut burdensome red tape to repatriate billions in private investment, build a world-class food economy and lower grocery bills for every British Columbian.

Protect farm water. We will protect existing allocations, enable more storage, accelerate groundwater licensing, provide earlier warnings of water problems and conduct evidence-based triage of the most affected crops, with farmers at the table from the beginning of watershed planning.

Make BC a world leader in food processing. We will encourage advanced food processing and manufacturing for domestic and export markets so we add more value to the food we already produce.

Restore salmon stocks through evidence-based consideration of all contributing factors, including predator imbalance.

Listen to fishing communities, including coastal and Indigenous communities, commercial harvesters and tourism operators.

Follow the science on aquaculture. We will ask Ottawa to recognize responsibly raised and harvested coastal food as part of BC’s food security and permit responsible aquaculture where evidence demonstrates it does not harm wild salmon.

Tracking emissions accurately. We will count emissions where they occur and report BC’s emissions alongside emissions avoided through cleaner BC exports. Gas replacing coal overseas reduces global emissions; moving a BC mill to a dirtier jurisdiction does not. The full value of our forests will be counted in our favour as emissions offsets. BC can be a significant part of the global solution through cleaner energy exports.

Manage wildlife responsibly. Wildlife management will be science-based, with hunters, anglers and First Nations at the table. We will establish sustainable fish and wildlife population objectives; dedicate licence and tag revenue to an independent fish and wildlife commission; put more conservation officers in the field; and enact a made-in-BC species-at-risk law so BC habitat decisions are made here rather than imposed by Ottawa.

Pride in our parks. Our natural landscape is one of our greatest assets and it must be preserved for all British Columbians. We will increase enforcement to keep parks and wilderness pristine and crack down on illegal dumping, graffiti and vandalism.

Sustainable environmental protections. We will establish one set of outcome-based rules, scaled to a project’s footprint and decided on published timelines. Where affected First Nations hold an ownership stake, their agreement will be on the record and the assessment will proceed on that basis.

Build a new George Massey Bridge and abandon the costly tunnel replacement, delivering the transportation capacity families, commuters and businesses need delivered faster than a tunnel and for less money, with more lanes for traffic.

Expand the port, rail and transportation capacity that connects Canadian producers to the world. We will increase rail capacity through the Fraser Canyon, advance key rail grade separations in the Lower Mainland in communities such as Maple Ridge and Coquitlam, and support the expansion of Roberts Bank and the Port of Prince Rupert with the road and rail connections they need.

BC Future Corridors. We will build the roads, bridges, bypasses, lane expansions, rail and public transit a growing economy needs to keep people and goods moving.

Make trucking safety a priority. We will investigate companies that break the rules or employ unqualified commercial drivers and impose the strictest available penalties. Mandate dash cams in alignment with Government of Canada standards.

Expand transit where it makes sense. We will support SkyTrain, BRT/ RapidBus, bus, and ferry expansion where population and ridership demonstrate the need.

Review current fleet renewal contracts. We should not be building ships in China. We will launch a BC Ferry Fleet Renewal Strategy designed to reshore more current and future ferry and vessel-production work to BC.

Establish a BC Ferries Passenger Charter of Rights with clear standards for reliability, on-time performance, capacity, affordability and customer service, and hold leadership accountable and reduce board-level redundancy.

Fight for BC’s fair share of federal ferry funding. Renegotiate ferry funding agreement with the federal government to secure funding levels comparable to Atlantic ferry services.

Deliver Reliable Wi-Fi on BC Ferries. Major routes and terminals will have dependable high-speed Wi-Fi using competitive private-sector procurement.

Re-establish the Small Business Roundtable so small businesses have a direct and meaningful voice in legislation, regulation and policy affecting their livelihoods.

Raise the Employer Health Tax exemption indexed to inflation.

Review WorkSafeBC rules to modernize policies and accommodate changing workforces and business environments.

Modernize BC Registry Services. With modern technology, checking a business name and registering a company should take minutes or hours, not days or weeks.

Ensure liquor, cannabis, wine, and beer regulation supports economic development. Move regulation into the Ministry of Economic Development and work with industry on economic-development and job-creation strategies, while maintaining common-sense regulation and consumer safety, particularly for youth.

Lower the small-business tax rate as growth allows, and as we return to fiscal balance.

Pass the Home-Based Craft Food Act to bring common sense to the regulation of small home producers and allow small sellers to sell more products tax free.

Support our film, television and digital industry. We will compete aggressively for the work, ensure we train the creative workforce of the future, and encourage home-grown BC productions and IP.

Aviation fuel targets. We will align BC’s aviation fuel targets with the Canadian federal framework to make air travel in BC cheaper for passengers and provide regulatory certainty. Preserving affordable flights and reliable regional service allows BC tourism, industry and regional communities to thrive.

Develop a Resort Municipality Strategy. Work in consultation with the municipalities on a plan to help ensure they can expand their tourism opportunities.

Promote arts and culture as drivers of tourism across BC. We will support and market festivals, music, arts, exhibitions and ethnic and cultural events, bringing economic activity to communities throughout BC. We will give young people more opportunities to work and learn more about different regions of our province.

We will celebrate BC’s rich history and the stories of the people who built BC in our museums and institutions and celebrate the great and positive stories of the men and women of all backgrounds who built our province. Standing up for British Columbia means making our case beyond our borders.

Create better access to investment and fair opportunities in public procurement. Stronger connections between research and industry will allow British Columbia companies to reach more customers and grow here.

Keep BC inventions and jobs in BC. We will ensure that our provincial tax code incentivizes intellectual property developed and commercialized here, including patents and software, to stay here and for their developers to grow and hire here.

Unlock private investment in breakthrough technology. We will work with Ottawa to extend flow-through investment incentives to capital-intensive technology sectors and advanced manufacturing.

Premier’s Technology Council. The BC NDP shut it down without explanation. We will restore it to receive advice on economic development, government efficiency and strengthening conditions for technology jobs.

A Responsible AI strategy. The NDP has failed to do so after 14 months, and despite a dedicated Minister of State for AI. Our strategy will balance enormous opportunities for economic growth, environmental stewardship and government savings with appropriate privacy protections and safeguards for youth, seniors, vulnerable people and workers.

Work with industry in good faith. We will end the culture of suspicion that treats job creators and the builders of our economy like the bad guys. We will work with the civil service to enact a cultural shift towards working with industry in good faith, with a shared goal of “getting to yes” while upholding the high ethical and environmental standards expected by British Columbians.

A new BC defence industry. The federal government is increasing defence spending by $88 billion over five years to upgrade our military readiness. BC must seize the opportunity and fight for our share of jobs and economic diversification, including a veterans workforce strategy.

We will seek British Columbia’s fair share of national infrastructure and defence investment and support the businesses and workers who can deliver it.

We will appoint a BC rep in Washington, D.C., joining Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec in defending our interests against attempts to punish BC products, including softwood lumber.

Appoint a Premier’s Advisory Council on Investment. BC business experts will provide practical advice from people who actually build and grow businesses here.

Hold a “BC Open for Business” Investment Summit. We will bring global investors, Canadian pension plans and private equity funds to BC to showcase opportunities created by a consistently pro-business, pro-growth government. We will build a British Columbia its people are proud of, and proud to raise their children in. That means schools that teach the basics and tell parents what is happening in the classroom. It means property rights that are respected, and Crown land and parks that are open to the people who live here. It means reconciliation built on practical cooperation and shared opportunity. And it means a province that gets its fair share in Ottawa and tells its story with confidence.

Budget transparency. We don’t know the true costs of Eby and NDP mismanagement. We will immediately appoint an independent panel of experts to quickly review and report on the government’s true fiscal position so that British Columbians know what we are dealing with and we have accurate data.

Chart a realistic path to balance. We will chart a realistic return to balance over time with spending benchmarks and guardrails as we grow the economy. Our plan to supercharge the economy will bring in new revenue without cutting front-line services or raising taxes, and will give struggling taxpayers and businesses needed relief.

Turn Metro Vancouver into a lean regional utility. We will return Metro Vancouver to a regional utility that is lean and accountable with a professional board. This will cut waste and save taxpayers money, while returning other functions to local authorities to avoid waste and duplication. We will build an affordable British Columbia where people can build a good life without passing on an ever-larger tax bill to their children and grandchildren.

Conduct a thorough, comprehensive review and audit of the provincial capital plan, establishing clear priorities, realistic budgets, delivery schedules and stronger oversight to ensure taxpayers receive value for money, and report out within six months on its findings and recommendations.

Restore broad competitive bidding for provincial infrastructure.

Audit SkilledTradesBC. We don’t need more bureaucracy to build a skilled workforce. We will review the Crown Corporation to ensure it is meeting its mandate.

Streamlining government. We will cut the costs that the province itself adds to every project. We will trust qualified professionals to do the work they are certified to do, as happened before 2018. And we will impose no PST on the construction of designated major projects until they are in service, so tax arrives with the revenue.

Protect private property rights: - Repeal DRIPA - Repeal section 8.1 of the Interpretation Act and NDP litigation directives. - Restore the section 35 constitutional framework.

Property Rights Defence Act. We will protect private-property rights by upholding the validity of the Land Title Act on all fee-simple properties in BC.

Aboriginal Title Transparency Act. We will publish maps and information about active claims, negotiations, legal actions and agreements affecting public or private land before they become binding.

Restore equal access to Crown land and provincial parks: guarantee public access to Crown land, beaches and backcountry for all British Columbians in law, subject only to legitimate conservation and safety requirements.