Supporters of the BC NDP and the Green Party share a lot of the same values. Strong public health care, protecting the place we call home, and asking the wealthiest to chip in more to build a stronger B.C. That’s why we're asking for your support and your vote to stop Conservative cuts, higher costs and chaos. If we stand together, we can build B.C. strong.

Today in Vancouver, I stood with nurses and committed to enshrining minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in law. Having a nurse who actually has time to focus on you makes all the difference. B.C. was the first in Canada to guarantee how many patients each nurse cares for, and it’s already helped us bring on more than 4,700 more nurses. Our plan will: 1. Enshrine nurse-to-patient ratios in law, starting next with emergency rooms 2. Add 1,000 training seats for nurses, nurse practitioners, allied health workers and care aides 3. Keep connecting people to family doctors 4. Bring down wait times for tests and surgeries There’s a clear choice in this election. The BC Conservatives are hiding billions in health care cuts and won’t rule out a health minister who supports an American-style, for-profit system. When health care is already under strain, we can’t afford that.

Today, we are announcing that a re-elected BC NDP government will protect you from gouging and unfair pricing. We’ll ban ticket scalping and prohibit predatory algorithmic pricing. We’ll expand the power of Consumer Protection BC, introduce right to repair legislation and restrict the non-compete clauses that hold workers back.

Newton is growing fast, and the people who live there deserve SkyTrain at their doorstep. A BC NDP government will work with Surrey to bring it down King George Boulevard. Mayor McCallum and I got SkyTrain to Langley moving together. Let’s do it again for Newton.

Thanks to mayor-elect Pete Fry for joining us in Stanley Park this morning. On a day when Alberta is voting on its future, we came together for one simple message: whether it’s Canada or British Columbia, we’re strongest when we stand together.

I’m inviting all progressive voters to join us in this election. If you’ve voted Green in the past, we share a lot of the same values, and there’s too much at stake right now. In 11 seats last time, the Green vote was the difference between a Conservative and a New Democrat. We can stop Conservative cuts and build B.C. strong if we stand together.

The people building the new Massey Tunnel are driving the piles, driving the trucks and moving the dirt to make it happen. They’re supporting their families. The BC Conservatives want to cancel this project and send them home. The workers I spoke with are shocked anyone would even propose it. There’s a clear choice in this election. We can keep building and hiring, or cancel and fire. I stand with the British Columbians who are building our province. A BC NDP government will finish the new toll-free Massey Tunnel and keep good jobs on the project.

Today in Coquitlam, at the site of the new Burke Mountain High School, I talked about what’s at stake in this election. The Conservative leader’s promises blow a $5 billion hole in the budget, and he still won’t say how he’d pay for it. BC Conservatives have admitted education and health care would take the brunt. Our plan will: 1. Keep building the schools and hospitals our growing communities need 2. Keep hiring doctors and teachers 3. Ask those with the most to chip in a bit more 4. Take on big oil and the grocery giants to bring down your costs 5. Keep working with the Prime Minister to build a stronger, more independent Canada The BC Conservatives will cut schools and hospitals. We’ll keep building them. That’s how we build B.C. strong.