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Climate Change & the Environment plateformes

Voici ce que les candidats Surrey-Serpentine River, et leurs partis, promettent.

Adaptation to climate change

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BC NDP
  • Provide $4M/year to scale up workforce development and training opportunities via the Youth Climate Corps

    "Expanding the Youth Climate Corps: We will expand our investment in the Youth Climate Corps of BC, providing $4 million annually to scale up workforce development and training opportunities for young people across BC. From providing FireSmart home assessments to ecological restoration and invasive species removal, the Youth Climate Corps of BC connects youth aged 17-30 with important job opportunities offering a livable wage to help build up climate resiliency." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide $50M/year to support households to switch to heat pumps

    "Installing more heat pumps in homes: More British Columbians are now installing heat pumps to cool and heat their homes instead of gas-fired furnaces, a move that reduces emissions and utility bills. A BC NDP government will build on that momentum with a new $50 million per year to support even more households to make the switch. The BC Conservatives will slash these investments resulting in higher emissions and utility bills." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

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Conservation and environmental protection

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BC NDP
  • Protect 30% of BC's land by 2030

    "Advance “30 by 30” nature protection: Partner with Prime Minister Carney to protect 30% of B.C.’s land by 2030, conserve the environment, protect wildlife habitat, and preserve public access." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

  • Formally enact the National Marine Conservation Area Reserve in the Great Bear Sea, while allowing commercial and recreational fishing access
    1. "Finalize boundaries and formally enact the National Marine Conservation Area Reserve in the Great Bear Sea.
    2. Partner with the federal government and six coastal First Nations to jointly manage and steward the area.
    3. Protect local commercial and recreational fishing access."

    — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

BC Conservative
  • Establish sustainable fish and wildlife population objectives
  • Dedicate license and tag revenue to an independent fish and wildlife commission
  • Put more conservation officers in the field
  • Enact a provincial species-at-risk law to override the federal one

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

Data centres

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BC NDP
  • Cap electricity for new AI data centres

    "Capping electricity for new AI data centres: Maintaining BC Hydro’s firm limit on the amount of electricity available for new data centres and ensuring that only projects that meet the highest environmental standards are approved." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Set strict new water-efficiency standards, mandate public reporting of water use, and require engagement with communities on conservation and drought planning

    "Safeguarding our water from AI data centres: Setting strict new water-efficiency standards, mandated public reporting of water use, and requiring engagement with local communities on conservation and drought planning." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

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Electric vehicles

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BC NDP
  • Invest $16M/year to triple the number of electric vehicle charging ports over the next decade

    "Building EV charging network: Significant progress has been made in building the province’s public EV charging network but there is much more to do. A new $16 million per year investment will help us triple the number of charging ports in the province over the next decade. The BC Conservative cuts will stall progress in building this sustainable alternative to rising gasoline prices." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

BC Conservative
  • Remove the zero-emission vehicle sales quota

    "Protect driver choice. End the zero-emission vehicle sales quota and you choose the vehicle that works for your family and work." — Ready to Delivery, retrieved 2026-10-18

Forestry industry

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BC NDP
  • Provide $50M to convert old-growth deferrals into permanent protections

    "Protecting old-growth trees: $50 million to convert old-growth deferrals of the most irreplaceable and rarest forests into permanent protections, while supporting mills to retrofit and make more value-added products with second growth." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Retrofit more mills to allow them to manufacture value-added products, process more second-growth timber, lower the cost of producing goods, or expand to non-US markets

    "A new funding stream in a permanent B.C. Manufacturing Jobs Fund to retrofit more mills to allow them to manufacture value-added products, lower the cost of producing goods, or expand to non-U.S. markets." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

    "Support local mills through the B.C. Manufacturing Jobs Fund to retrofit operations, process more second-growth timber, and manufacture value-added products." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

  • Provide a $120M Forestry Jobs Protection Fund over two years to support workers, communities, and mills at risk of closing

    "A new $120 million Forestry Jobs Protection Fund over two years, to support workers, communities and mills at risk of closing with targeted support." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Set up a task force including industry, labour, and ministries to take action to keep mills open

    "A new task force including industry, labour and ministries to take action to keep mills impacted by Trump’s tariffs open." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

BC Conservative
  • Increase the number of forestry permits, with a floor of 45 million cubic metres

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Simplify harvest approvals with a single-window consultation hub and faster permitting

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Review and remove some permitting costs

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Invest in skills training for Indigenous people to encourage First Nations participation in the forestry industry

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Prioritise BC wood in government-funded housing and infrastructure projects, wherever possible

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

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  • Lower taxes for value-added wood manufacturers

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Develop a biomass and bioenergy strategy to use forestry residuals, mill waste, harvest slash, and other underutilized biomass for fuel

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

Forests and forest conservation

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BC NDP
  • Provide $50M to convert old-growth deferrals into permanent protections

    "Protecting old-growth trees: $50 million to convert old-growth deferrals of the most irreplaceable and rarest forests into permanent protections, while supporting mills to retrofit and make more value-added products with second growth." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

BC Conservative
  • Increase the number of forestry permits, with a floor of 45 million cubic metres

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Protect original old growth and the most endangered and rarest ecosystems, and return remaining land to the working forest

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

Green construction and retrofits

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BC NDP
  • Provide $50M/year to support households to switch to heat pumps

    "Installing more heat pumps in homes: More British Columbians are now installing heat pumps to cool and heat their homes instead of gas-fired furnaces, a move that reduces emissions and utility bills. A BC NDP government will build on that momentum with a new $50 million per year to support even more households to make the switch. The BC Conservatives will slash these investments resulting in higher emissions and utility bills." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

BC Conservative
  • Prohibit municipal governments from banning gas hookups

    "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." — Ready to Delivery, retrieved 2026-10-18

Inter-city transportation

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BC Conservative
  • Increase rail capacity for industrial purposes, including increased capacity in the Fraser Canyon, grad separations in the Lower Mainland, and expanding rail for Roberts Bank and the Port of Prince Rupert

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Fund a comprehensive regional express bus pilot project along the Sea-to-Sky

    "Conservative candidate for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Ayla Dumais, today committed to secure up to $15 million over two years, if elected, to fund a comprehensive regional express bus pilot project spanning the Highway 99 corridor.

    The funding commitment will establish the region’s first fully integrated, public bus network, directly linking transit hubs in West Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton to relieve highway congestion, improve commuter safety, and connect local workers with affordable transit options.

    Delivering Reliable, High-Frequency Regional Transit

    The proposed $15 million commitment provides full capital and operational funding for the two-year pilot phase, ensuring robust service without placing an unfunded burden on local property taxpayers.

    Key features of the proposed pilot include:

    1. Seamless Lower Mainland Connection: Reliable connections between West Vancouver/Park Royal, Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton with access to the broader Lower Mainland transit network.
    2. Reliable, Corridor-Appropriate Service: A fleet and service model designed for the unique operating conditions and travel needs of the Sea-to-Sky corridor.
    3. Commuter & Workforce Support: Schedules designed to better support people travelling between communities for work, education, appointments, and essential services.
    4. Safety & Infrastructure Upgrades: Practical improvements to stops, passenger facilities, Park & Ride connections, transit information and other infrastructure required to support safe and reliable regional service."

    — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

Mining and minerals

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BC NDP
  • Double production and export of critical minerals within five years by providing concierge support, faster approvals, and supporting First Nations participation

    "Double B.C.’s production and export of critical minerals within five years by providing concierge support, accelerating approvals, fast-tracking the North Coast Transmission Line, and supporting First Nations participation." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-21

  • Run environmental assessments and permits for major mines concurrently to reduce timelines

    "Accelerating approvals for major mines by running environmental assessments and permits concurrently — cutting timelines by over 60%." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Set fixed permitting timelines for mining exploration

    "Meeting fixed permitting timelines for mining exploration paired with strong environmental protections and meaningful First Nations engagement." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Strengthen inspection powers and enforcement of worker safety issues at mines

    "Protecting worker safety by strengthening inspection powers and enforcement and ensuring full-time worker representation on health and safety committees." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Work with the Prince Rupert Port Authority and Federal Government to expand new intermodal infrastructure and streamline movement of goods

BC Conservative
  • Make BC the fastest place in North America to permit a mine or LNG facility

    "Make BC the fastest place in North America to permit a mine and an LNG facility, and report publicly on our progress every year." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Legislate fixed timelines for project approvals, with one review per project

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Defend BC mines against US aggression

    "Defend BC mines against US aggression, including working with Ottawa to defend Rio Tinto’s Kitimat aluminum operations." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Encourage global mining companies and exploration operations to locate in BC

    "Bring headquarters and corporate activity home by encouraging global mining companies and exploration operations to locate in British Columbia." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

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

    "Develop a Future Mining Jobs Blueprint with industry so secondary schools, colleges and universities train British Columbians for the jobs mines will need." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

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  • Expand the Mining Exploration Tax Credit

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Identify where exploration is welcome and keep it open

    "Map for growth. We will identify where exploration is welcome and keep it open, with land-use planning enabling responsible exploration." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Explore the business case for more value-added processing, and fast track permits and provide incentives for value-added projects

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Treat roads, rail, and port access serving mineral districts as provincially-significant infrastructure

    "Define provincially significant infrastructure. Treat roads, rail and port access serving mineral districts as provincially significant infrastructure." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Work with First Nations and Indigenous resource groups to help build administrative and technical capacity so consultation is done properly and on time

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Explore using public-private investment to upgrade electrical grids and roads in mining communities

    "Upgrade mining communities, exploring joint public-private investment in electrical grids and roads, particularly in remote regions." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Encourage junior-mining partnerships with global miners, major companies, incubators, and accelerators
  • Reinvest $5M/year for five years in Geoscience BC

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Maintain high environmental, safety, and reclamation standards

    "Maintain high environmental, safety and reclamation standards. Faster decisions do not mean weaker rules. You build it, you clean it." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

Oil and gas development

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BC Conservative
  • Double natural gas production by 2032 and triple it by 2035

    "British Columbia has the resources, workers and strategic location to become a global energy leader. The BC Conservatives’ Energy Superpower Plan will get our province building again, doubling natural gas production by 2032 and tripling it by 2035, creating good-paying jobs, attracting billions in investment and generating new revenue for the services British Columbians rely on." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Speed up project approvals
  • Prioritise First Nations partnership and ownership

    "We’ll cut unnecessary red tape, speed up project approvals, build the power and infrastructure needed for growth, bring investment and corporate headquarters back to B.C., and put First Nations partnership and ownership at the centre of new development." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Work with industry to remove regulations on oil and gas development in order to encourage investment

    "Work with industry to assess barriers to investment from the CleanBC plan and end unnecessary regulatory burdens that have created complexity and driven away investment." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Remove emissions limits on LNG

    "End emissions limits that are currently stopping further investment in BC beyond LNG Canada and driving projects to hostile countries and countries with worse environmental and social records." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

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  • Repeal the Output-Based Pricing System that requires industrial emitters to pay for emitting greenhouse gasses, and replace it with guidance

    "Replace the costly and confusing carbon tax framework, which is holding back new LNG development, with stable guidance that rewards operators without penalizing BC exports against US and Qatari competitors." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Implement a 120-day process for approving new projects

    "Harmonize project permitting, approvals and consultation to align with Bill C-39 to ensure BC led projects are approved within the new federal one year time frame. This will be directly supported by a 120 Day Approval Process in legislation." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Set legal permit deadlines and make long-term development plans with Treaty 8 nations

    "Make B.C. natural gas the most competitive to produce, with legal permit deadlines and long-term development plans built in partnership with Treaty 8 nations." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Designate the Montney Formation's gas reserves a strategic provincial asset
  • Establish resource development corridors for pipelines

    "Establish resource development corridors that enable linear infrastructure including new and existing pipeline expansions required to grow the sector, reducing impacts and improving coordination with Indigenous groups before projects begin." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Work with industry, First Nations, and post-secondary to develop a plan for building the labour market for new projects

    "• Work with industry, First Nations and BC universities and colleges to develop a clear plan for building up the labour market for new projects.

    • Bring an LNG focus on skills-to-employment strategy with a particular focus on future good-paying jobs in natural gas, LNG, and NGL operations for BC grads."

    — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide benefits to oil and gas companies that headquarter in BC

    "• The LNG sector has less of a presence in BC today than it did a decade ago. We will encourage the proponents of BC LNG and BC oil and gas to come back home to BC, to domicile here and increase their physical presence in the province where they operate.

    • We will do this in a framework that has upside for the proponents through direct engagement: domiciling in BC has to be good for project proponents while increasing investment and benefits for BC."

    — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Reach out to project proponents that cancelled prior projects

    "• We will reach out to proponents that left BC's LNG sector under a hostile or ambivalent BC NDP government.

    • This includes ExxonMobil (exited in 2018), Chevron (exited in 2019 and no buyer found in 2021 so they wound down investment in BC), Petronas (cancelled Pacific NorthWest LNG a week after the NDP took office), and Woodside (exited 2021).

    • Given the current global context, as soon as BC's investment doors are open under a new BC Conservative government, we will engage with former and new proponents for investment in natural gas and LNG in BC."

    — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Work with First Nations, municipal councils, and project proponents to ensure hospitals, schools, and services in regions with LNG projects meet high standards

    "We will urgently engage with First Nations, mayors, councils and proponents to ensure that the hospitals, schools and services in operating regions for natural gas and LNG are meeting top tier standards that can retain and attract BC talent with particular focus on support for Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Terrace and Dawson Creek and Fort St John as well as other cities and towns supporting the sector." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Reach out to investors who are looking to invest in Alaskan oil and gas

    "We will reach out to foreign investors looking at Alaska. BC has advantages that should be attractive enough to bring their capital to BC and Canada." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Expedite approval of the KSI LISIMS floating LNG project

    "We will work with First Nations, investors and offtakers to expedite this project to a final go-ahead for construction." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Expand loan guarantees so more First Nations can own a share of projects on their territory

    "We will honour First Nations agreements on resources, pipelines and transmission, and expand loan guarantees so more First Nations can own a share of the projects on their territory." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Make BC the fastest place in North America to permit a mine or LNG facility

    "Make BC the fastest place in North America to permit a mine and an LNG facility, and report publicly on our progress every year." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Use gas condensate from natural gas production to help producing more oil as well

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Partner with the First Nations Major Projects Coalition to improve partnerships with First Nations

    "We will partner with the First Nations Major Projects Coalition to ensure BC is a good partner with First Nations and to work with proponents and other communities to increase investments through good faith, win-win partnerships." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

Power generation

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BC NDP
  • Simplify the process for households to install hardwired balcony solar and qualify for rebates

    "Reducing Hydro bills with balcony solar: A BC NDP government will cut red tape and simplify the process for households to install balcony solar and produce their own clean energy. We will eliminate administrative barriers to install hardwired balcony solar and qualify for rebates. And we will enable low-cost plug-in solutions with clear safety and electrical standards." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide clear safety standards for plug-in solar

    "Reducing Hydro bills with balcony solar: A BC NDP government will cut red tape and simplify the process for households to install balcony solar and produce their own clean energy. We will eliminate administrative barriers to install hardwired balcony solar and qualify for rebates. And we will enable low-cost plug-in solutions with clear safety and electrical standards." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

BC Conservative
  • Allow a significant increase in the domestic power needed for LNG development

    "Allow significant increase in the domestic power needed for LNG development in BC, including driving growth in the renewable energy sector." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Include renewables, hydro and gas-fired plants in regular calls for power

    "Include renewables, hydro and gas-fired plants in the regular calls for power." — BC Energy Superpower Plan, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Expand electricity generation from every available source

    "BC energy for BC. In 2024, British Columbia imported more electricity than in any year on record, at a net cost of $2.1 billion. We will expand domestic generation from every available source and reduce unnecessary dependence on imported electricity." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Make building power transmission in the northwest, northeast, and southern interior provincially significant infrastructure with fixed deadlines

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Have private power producers sell electricity directly to off-grid projects such as mines

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

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  • Remove prescriptive rules on power generation sources

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Support BC Hydro capital upgrades to increase capacity and extend life of existing dams

    "Hydroelectricity: Support BC Hydro capital upgrades that increase capacity and extend the life of existing dams." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Support geothermal, wind, solar, and run-of-river hydro projects

    "Geothermal: Support projects where the business case demonstrates reliable and economic generation." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

    "Wind, solar and run-of-river hydro: Support development where economics and reliability make sense for BC" — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Support expanded production of hydrogen using natural gas, and support expanded hydrogen refuelling capacity

    "Hydrogen: Support expanded production and refuelling capacity where taxpayers can realize a return." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

Public transit

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BC NDP
  • Provide $40M/year more for BC Transit to improve bus service and transit connections between communities, outside of Metro Vancouver

    "Expand bus service and improve transit connections between communities through a $40 million per year funding boost to BC Transit" — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

    "A re-elected BC NDP government will invest in an updated transit route to the new Cowichan hospital - connecting patients, families and workers to the hospital from surrounding areas." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

    "This bus route will be delivered through the BC NDP’s commitment to expand bus service and improve transit connections between communities through a $40 million per year funding boost to BC Transit." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Develop a sustainable, long-term revenue model for TransLink, but without levying taxes on drivers

    "Develop a sustainable, long-term revenue model in partnership with TransLink, without raising costs for drivers, who are already getting hit at the pump." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Make the Seniors' Bus Pass free for 350,000 low-income seniors

    "Make the Seniors’ Bus Pass free for 350,000 low-income seniors across the province and expand the income eligibility so that tens of thousands of more facing financial pressures can access public transit for free." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Expand income eligibility for the Seniors' Bus Pass to allow tens of thousands more seniors to use it

    "Make the Seniors’ Bus Pass free for 350,000 low-income seniors across the province and expand the income eligibility so that tens of thousands of more facing financial pressures can access public transit for free." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Invest $250M to provide Bus Rapid Transit along King George Boulevard, from Surrey to White Rock

    "Deliver bus rapid transit in Surrey: Invest $250 million to leverage federal funding and deliver Bus Rapid Transit along King George Boulevard, from Surrey to White Rock, working in partnership with TransLink." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Support the development of a SkyTrain extension to Surrey's Newton along the King George Boulevard corridor

    "A re-elected BC NDP government will support the development of a SkyTrain extension to Newton along the King George Boulevard corridor." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-21

BC Conservative
  • Expand transit where population and ridership demonstrate the need

    "Expand transit where it makes sense. We will support SkyTrain, BRT/RapidBus, bus, and ferry expansion where population and ridership demonstrate the need." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Work with the federal government to build SkyTrain to Surrey's Newton, along King George Boulevard

    "Leader of the Conservative Party of BC Lorne Doerkson outlined his plan today to bring the SkyTrain to Newton Town Centre, committing a Conservative government to work with the federal government to fund and build rapid transit along King George Boulevard." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-21

  • Amend the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act to prevent TransLink from being able to fund transit via a tax or levy on owning or registering a car

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions

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BC NDP
  • Dedicate a portion of provincial revenue from new oil and gas development to clean energy incentive programmes, starting with a $50M investment

    "Creating the Clean Futures Fund: Dedicating a portion of provincial revenue from new oil and gas development to fund climate action programs that help families and businesses choose less costly clean energy and create new jobs, starting with an investment of $50 million." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Virtually eliminate methane emissions by 2035

    "Slash methane emissions: BC has made significant progress in our goal of cutting emissions by 75% by 2030, with a 50% cut achieved two years early. A re-elected BC NDP government will refocus its efforts to meet this goal and work to virtually eliminate methane emissions by 2035" — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

BC Conservative
  • Repeal CleanBC, which is meant to lower BC's emissions by 40% by 2030

    "Repeal CleanBC to remove barriers to investment and growth." — Ready to Delivery, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Change how emissions are counted to include forests and emissions reductions overseas from products BC supplied

    "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." — Ready to Delivery, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Remove the zero-emission vehicle sales quota

    "Protect driver choice. End the zero-emission vehicle sales quota and you choose the vehicle that works for your family and work." — Ready to Delivery, retrieved 2026-10-18

Water and watersheds

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BC NDP
  • Provide $30M/year to the BC Watershed Security Fund

    "Strengthening watershed protection: $30 million per year to provide the BC Watershed Security Fund with sustainable, long-term funding and secure healthy watersheds and thriving communities for generations." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

BC Conservative
  • Invest $5M to secure a new, permanent water source for Hedley

    "Lorne Doerkson outlined his plan today to deliver safe drinking water to Hedley and Osoyoos with a $50 million provincial commitment." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

    "A Conservative government will invest $5 million to secure a new, permanent water source for the community’s roughly 142 households." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

  • Put $45M toward the two phases of Osoyoos's plan for a new water treatment plant and irrigation system upgrades

    "Osoyoos faces its own water crisis, with elevated manganese degrading its groundwater supply. The Town has already done the engineering and has a plan ready to build, yet after nine years in power, the NDP has offered no real help. A Conservative government will put $45 million toward the first two phases of the Town’s plan:

    1. The new Kingfisher Water Treatment Plant, estimated at $43.3 million
    2. Irrigation system upgrades to boost supply, at roughly $9 million"

    — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

Wildfires

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BC NDP
  • Match donations to the Canadian Red Cross up to $20M for people affected by this summer's wildfires

    "If re-elected, the BC NDP will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross up to $20 million for people affected by this summer’s wildfires, especially to support those who are uninsured and underinsured. Unlike immediate emergency assistance, these funds will help provide longer-term support as people recover and rebuild." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Rebuild public infrastructure, including road repairs, debris removal, and soil remediation on municipal, uninsured, and underinsured propeties

    "The BC NDP also committed to supporting rebuilding public infrastructure, which can amount to millions for road repairs, debris removal, and soil remediation on municipal and uninsured and underinsured properties." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide interest-free loans of up to $1M to small businesses impacted by the tariffs or wildfires

    "Direct financial relief: The Small Business Tariff & Wildfire Relief Fund provides interest-free loans of up to $1 million for up to 72 months to help small businesses recover from the recent wildfires or Donald Trump’s unfair tariffs." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

    "Provide direct financial relief: Introduce a $500 million Small Business Tariff & Wildfire Relief Fund offering interest-free loans of up to $1 million for up to 72 months to help small businesses recover from recent wildfires or Donald Trump's unfair tariffs." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-21

BC Conservative
  • Invest $400M in procuring new firefighting aircraft, including waterbombers
  • Reduce dangerous forest fuels around communities
  • Make prescribed burns easier to use
  • Create a dedicated $100M fund to invest in early detection and prevention technologies

    "$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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Provide predictable FireSmart funding for municipalities

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

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  • Create a Wildfire Response Cabinet Committee chaired by the Premier to coordinate government resources and prepare for summer 2027

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

  • Dedicate a share of timber allocation to clearing out areas at high risk of forest fires

    "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." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

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  1. "Procure new firefighting aircraft, including waterbombers
  2. Reduce dangerous forest fuels around communities;
  3. Make prescribed fire easier to use without lowering safety standards;
  4. Allow qualified firefighting resources to work more quickly during emergencies;
  5. Create a dedicated fund to invest in early detection and prevention technologies."

— conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

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