B.C. NDP leader John Horgan promised at a rally on Nov. 20 in Vancouver to bring $15-per-hour minimum wage and $10-per-day childcare to the province if elected in May.
VANCOUVER – While the election is still more than 6 months away, both front running parties are starting their pitch early for power.
While Christy Clark and BC Liberals are already starting to take their shots at the new NDP leader with campaign style negative ads, the B.C. NDP leader John Horgan says the governing B.C. Liberals have made bad political choices, and it’s now time for a change.
Horgan spoke to supporters at a rally in Vancouver on last Sunday, giving a preview of what issues his party will campaign on ahead of the provincial election on May 9, 2017.
Horgan told the crowd that Premier Christy Clark’s policies on education, healthcare and housing have hurt British Columbians, and it is his party’s job to make sure people know that.
The NDP leader said he wants to build a B.C. that restores people’s faith in government’s ability to make life better, and promised that, if elected, he will bring in a $15-per-hour minimum wage and $10-per-day childcare.
Horgan also committed to implementing all of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and to standing up to the federal government when it comes to oil tanker traffic in B.C. waters.
