BC NDP
BC NDP, led by David Eby, is running candidates in the 2026 B.C. election as the governing party. Its website and announcements cover taxes & spending, among other issues. Among its sourced positions, the party agrees that B.C. should raise income taxes on its highest earners to help pay for health care and other public services; disagrees that B.C. should cut provincial income taxes for most workers, even if it means less revenue for public services.
Verified positions
Positions supported by the party’s own published material, its record in government, or attributable reporting. These enter the questionnaire comparison without an inference label.
The highest earners will pay slightly more through a 2% point increase on the top two tax brackets and a new bracket for income over a million dollars.
it’s impossible to both reduce government revenue and cut the deficit without making cuts to healthcare.
Qualification: Quoted from NDP candidate Grace Lore in a party release responding to a Conservative tax promise.
The BC NDP has made a real commitment to continuing to support LNG expansion and rural economic development.
Meeting fixed permitting timelines for mining exploration paired with strong environmental protections and meaningful First Nations engagement.
Qualification: Commitment is specific to mining, and pairs deadlines with environmental protections.
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.
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.
Fair wages for care workers: Bringing 5,000 care-home workers back into the public health employer system to ensure stable staffing, better continuity of care, and fair pay.
one of those pieces includes involuntary care here in the region
Qualification: Eby’s remarks as reported by Kelowna Capital News, not a party publication.
We are not going back to the old policy of decriminalized, public drug use in British Columbia
Qualification: Eby quoted by Global News, January 2026 (government record).
the Province will pause enrolment of new providers into the Operating Funding Model and the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program
Qualification: Government record (Budget 2026). The NDP has made no 2026 campaign commitment on child care.
…his plans to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
Qualification: Government record as reported by The Canadian Press; the report says the Conservatives, not the government, plan repeal.
By cleaning up the financial management at ICBC and implementing Enhanced Care, Eby saved the average driver an approximate $500 per year and froze rates for seven straight years
We are not going ahead with the vehicle levy. That will not happen,
Qualification: Eby quoted by Daily Hive, October 2, 2026.
AI-inferred positions
These are transparent estimates drawn from related public material, not statements the party made in answer to these exact questions. Each estimate is flagged with its source, confidence, and model reasoning, and is used only where no verified position is available.
The highest earners will pay slightly more through a 2% point increase on the top two tax brackets and a new bracket for income over a million dollars.
Why the model reads it this way: The NDP chose higher income-tax brackets, not a wealth tax, to raise revenue from top earners, and says 96% of residents will pay nothing more. No support for a wealth tax was found.
The BC NDP has made a real commitment to continuing to support LNG expansion and rural economic development.
Why the model reads it this way: The NDP supports LNG expansion while funding climate action (a $50M Clean Futures Fund from new oil and gas revenue). Its campaign has not said whether it would keep or loosen sector emissions limits, so a mixed position is estimated.
all patients have to be witnessed by a pharmacist while they consume their medication
Why the model reads it this way: In February 2025 the NDP government moved prescribed safer supply to witnessed consumption rather than ending it. It has made no 2026 campaign commitment either way.
SOGI-inclusive education helps save lives, by respecting and honouring the differences of each student
Why the model reads it this way: NDP education ministers have repeatedly defended SOGI 123, and the Conservatives’ repeal pledge is a point of contrast in this campaign. The cited statement is from 2019; no 2026 statement was found.