VANCOUVER — The B.C. Conservatives are criticizing the New Democrats’ proposed tax policies on the campaign trail, saying they would drive doctors out of the province. The provincial Conservatives’ reaction comes after NDP Leader David Eby announced the policy on Sunday, which would include the introduction of a new tax bracket for those earning more than $1 million a year. The New Democrat policy also proposed raising the existing tax rates of the two highest income brackets, a proposal that the Conservatives say would lead to a two per cent increase for those whose annual earnings are as low as $190,405. The Conservatives also say that change would drive doctors out of B.C., just as the province desperately needs more physicians, while the New Democrats say it is a plan to have top income earners pay a little more to improve health care. Eby will be in Victoria today making an announcement, while Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson is in 100 Mile House, B.C. Elections BC has confirmed the official candidates list across the province leading to the Oct. 24 election, with the Conservatives running in all 93 ridings, while the New Democrats have 92 candidates because the party said a paperwork issue held up the process in Peace River North. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 5, 2026.
