B.C. NDP leader makes promises, calls for change ahead of May election

VANCOUVER – The leader of B.C.’s opposition New Democrats says the governing B.C. Liberals have made bad political choices and it’s now time for a change.

John Horgan spoke to supporters at a rally in Vancouver on Sunday, giving a preview of what issues his party will campaign ahead of the provincial election on May 9, 2017.

Horgan told the crowd that Premier Christy Clark’s policies on education, healthcare and housing have hurt British Columbians and it is the party’s job to make sure people know that.

The NDP leader said he wants to build a B.C. that restores people’s faith in government’s ability to make life better, and promised that, if elected, he will bring in a $15 per hour minimum wage and $10 per day childcare.

Horgan also committed to implementing all of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Agreement, and to standing up to the federal government when it comes to oil tanker traffic in B.C. waters.

Clark doled out criticism of the NDP when speaking to her own supporters two weeks ago, calling the opposition party a group of quitters who want to go back into the past.