Where the parties stand on housing
Each party in the compass, on each housing question in the questionnaire. Verified positions come from the party’s own published material, its record in government or attributable reporting. Where there is none, a clearly labelled AI-assisted estimate is shown instead. How positions are found.
The province should directly fund far more non-market and affordable housing, even if that requires higher taxes.
BC Greens · Emily Lowan
Strongly agree
Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year.
Published party materialBC Greens Rights for Renters Policy Brief (PDF) ↗
BC NDP · David Eby
Somewhat agree
The change will help put more empty units into the long-term rental market, while any additional revenue will go to building more affordable homes people need.
Published party materialEby to turn more empty condos into homes people can afford ↗
Conservative Party of BC · Lorne Doerkson (interim)
Somewhat disagree
A BC Conservative government led by Lorne Doerkson will bring down the cost of building and buying a home so more homes get built and families can afford to live in them.
Why the model reads it this way: The Conservatives’ only housing commitment is to lower the cost of building and buying homes, and they pledge no new taxes. Funding much more non-market housing through higher taxes conflicts with both.
Published party materialInferred · low confidenceStatement from Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson on the NDP’s Housing Tax Plan ↗