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Each promise is quoted word for word from the party's or candidate's own published platform. Its status is calculated from reviewed links to recorded votes.
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Promises
Each promise is quoted word for word from the party's or candidate's own published platform. Its status is calculated from reviewed links to recorded votes.
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Topic: Budget and taxesClear filters
“Audit the provincial capital plan within six months and restore broad competitive bidding (Part 5).”
“Cut construction taxes and charges.”
“Cut the Contingencies Vote from $5 billion to $4 billion to $3 billion – ultimately, $1 billion below what the NDP budgeted last year – moving the expected cost of wildfire and signed wage settlements into ministry base budgets, where British Columbians can see them, and reporting every draw on what remains. $2 billion a year from 2027/28.”
“Cut your income tax immediately.”
“Exempt productive capital from PST for three years, including taxable machinery, equipment and business software purchased or leased.”
“Launch the 100-day Patients First review to identify reforms from other universal public systems that cut waits, expand capacity, keep ERs open, and strengthen rural services, without user fees.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We will appoint a blue-ribbon panel to report within the first 180 days with a comprehensive plan to simplify BC’s tax system, make it more efficient, and attract more investment.”
“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.”
“We will cut your income tax by raising the provincial personal exemption to the most generous level in the country and we will take the NDP’s taxes off your income, your car and your business costs.”
“Add New Green Spaces: Buy land in dense areas through a park acquisition levy.”
“Appoint a team to deliver an Affordability Audit for Vancouver, that outlines the places where people’s cost of living is growing, and where the city can use its power to lower costs, and to set new targets and a path to a more affordable city.”
“Cracking Down on Tax Dodgers – End the tax write offs for owners who turn their approved development lands into parks and gardens, and don’t build.”
“Fix The Budget & Make Your Vote Matter These seven pillars are underpinned by our collective commitment to continue the work already unanimously adopted by the City of Vancouver to implement the UNDRIP Action Plan.”
“Implement the Auditor General’s 10 Recommendations in their 2026 Land Sales Audit to prevent botched land deals that cost the city millions.”
“OneCity will introduce additional Citylevel requirements to stop approved development lands from dodging taxes by doing nothing with it.”
“Plain-Language Budgets: Publish budgets and audited financials families can understand.”
“Rebuild the Vancouver Aquatic Centre: We will rebuild the Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a 50-metre pool within the current budget allocated.”
“Review School Fees: Identify costs that keep students from fully participating.”
“Show the Shortfall: Publish clear estimates of the gap between provincial funding and the cost of existing services.”
“We’ll publish the budget in plain language, with line-by-line accountability, ending ABC’s opaque budget strategy and ensuring that residents can see and understand how public funds are being allocated.”