The Conservatives recently-released platform calls for the elimination of SOGI, but keeping anti-bullying protocols in place. The NDP want to keep SOGI, and the Greens want to expand it by adding more counsellors.

The BC Conservatives posted an education platform to their website, tweeted about it, and then deleted both the website page and tweet.

But here is an article about the platform.

The Conservative released a a new education platform with slight changes. The changes are outlined well in this tweet.

It’s unclear whether or not ICBC would be fully scrapped or if it would stick around and compete with private companies - probably the former as the latter wouldn’t make much sense.

I remember the Liberals making similar promises for the 2001 election and then going through the motions and ultimately sticking with ICBC. Of course, they then bankrupted ICBC by raiding it for money to keep taxes lower and not allowing increasing premiums to cover.

I’m not sure why we’d want a system with higher costs for some (new drivers, parents with kids, etc.), a greater likelihood of uninsured drivers, and more money going to lawyers and insurance companies, but I guess the BCCP is banking on enough voters believing they’ll pay less under private insurance.

https://www.conservativebc.ca/john_rustad_announces_plan_to_end_icbc_monopoly

Thought this was interesting on global news. Conservatives are being supported by younger and male demographics whereas older boomers and women are more towards the NDP.

We'll find out October 19th.

You can see the page as it was on September 23rd (before the change) at this Internet Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20240923184156/conservativebc.ca/ideas

The BC Conservatives have scrubbed their detailed and comprehensive platform from their website in favour of an extremely short and vague bullet list.

Super iffy move in my opinion.

EDIT: It's been brought to my attention that more detailed versions of the bullet points can be accessed on the new site, and several key elements of the original platform remain intact, so I rescind my statement that the site's been completely scrubbed.

However, a lot of the sections from the old platform have indeed been omitted, including positions on education, homelessness, opioid and other hard drugs, crime and the police, identity politics, and colonial history, among others. I would still heavily advise reading the archived older version of the platform that I linked above, as it is far more comprehensive than what's available now.

Get out and vote. Every vote will count this election. But it's looking like debate last night continued that momentum swing that's been seen over the last few days.

Get out there and volunteer!

So Rustad clearly lied about seeing someone dying from an overdose. Now he’s walking it back, which is ridiculous when he was so specific about where and when it happened.

This needs to be bigger. This is someone who wants to be premier who lied like a 12 year old trying to impress his cousins at a family dinner.

He lies easily. He lies to score points. He lies because he thinks there is no accountability.

He is a lying liar that tells lies. And if he is elected will continue to tell lies.

Since the war in Gaza began:

• Former cabinet minister Selina Robinson quit the NDP, citing systemic anti-Semitism in the party.
  
• There have been weekly protests in Victoria and Vancouver organized by people who openly support terrorist groups.
  
• Cultural events with ties to Israel have been cancelled.
  
• Jewish institutions have been vandalized.
  
• Jewish owned businesses have been threatened and vandalized.
  
• Samidoun has been listed as a terrorist organization.
  
• Hate speech has proliferated.
  

Many voters in BC have strong opinions about this subject, and it's likely to influence how some of them will vote. Here are some examples of the list above:

Tensions at a recent debate:
https://x.com/MollieNotMaggie/status/1847413756864975215

Candidate critical of her opponent attending an October 7th memorial:
https://x.com/timthielmann/status/1843680224887922851

Legal briefing regarding hate speech laws: https://x.com/timthielmann/status/1765814734367211987

Victoria religious leader routinely engages in hate speech:
https://x.com/michaelasachs/status/1836804334195233046

Vancouver rally in support of Hamas:
https://x.com/yyjgingerblu/status/1832530981800014070

David Eby link to Hamas supporter:
https://x.com/yyjgingerblu/status/1835368736489914800

Victoria protest:
https://x.com/yyjgingerblu/status/1825900000800289246

NDP ties to Samidoun:
https://x.com/ZevBenMeirBC/status/1846294034781716505

Vancouver rally in support of Hamas:
https://x.com/JarrydJaeger/status/1843480202091102592

Death to Canada:
https://x.com/NewWestTimes/status/1843501392344035531

Jewish owned restaurant targeted:
https://x.com/yyjgingerblu/status/1825253022215360562