B.C. parties focus on pocketbook issues, voters south of the Fraser River
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s two leading political parties targeted voters’ wallets with duelling promises on bridge tolls, tax cuts and rate freezes on the eve of a provincial election campaign.
Liberal Leader Christy Clark unveiled her party’s platform on Monday, pledging $157 million in new spending over three years. She promised to freeze income taxes, double a renovation tax credit for those caring for seniors or loved ones with disabilities and provide a tax credit to BC Ferries users in ferry-dependent communities.
“British Columbians care passionately about their own ability to look after the people they love. People care about being able to have a job,” said Clark, whose party has been in power since 2001. “People care about having more money in their pocket.
“Those things really matter to people, and there is only one party that has a plan to deliver tax cuts, to keep government small and to make sure that we are creating jobs for ordinary working British Columbians.”