John Rustad’s a Facebook uncle

PolitiCoast

All three parties are kicking off the election campaign with a bevvy of policies. We look at their housing policies and more. Plus the NDP have started dropping their research suggesting how weird John Rustad is, while the Conservatives try to implicate Ravi Kahlon’s sister in influence peddling.

Federally, Trudeau easily survives his first confidence motion but there are more on the horizon, particularly as the Bloc draws its red lines.

Links

B.C. party leaders to clash in sole televised debate on Oct. 8 | Globalnews.ca

Policies

NDP

• Mortgage scheme
• Critical mineral/mining strategy
• Skilled trade apprenticeships
• More doctors and pharmacists

Conservatives

• “Rustad Rebate” housing tax credit
• Mining Mining backgrounder
• Seniors plan Seniors backgrounder
• Northern BC power generation

Greens

• Democratic reform
• Addressing toxic drug crisis
• Mental healthcare
• Carbon tax tweaks

Scandals

• Video shows Rustad saying he regrets getting ‘so-called vaccine’ | CBC News
• Bug-eating remarks from B.C. Conservative leader raise eyebrows
• BC housing minister faces questions about sister’s consulting client
• Jas Johal oppo dumb

Federal news

• Justin Trudeau’s Liberals survive first confidence vote | CTV News
• After 1st failed attempt, Conservatives table another non-confidence motion – National | Globalnews.ca
• Trudeau government survives Tory non-confidence vote as Bloc issues new ultimatum
• Boosting Canadian seniors’ benefits would cost a ‘chunk of change,’ says PBO
• Federal firearm buyback program has cost $67 M since 2020, still hasn’t collected guns