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Miscellaneous platforms

Here's everything the candidates in New Westminster, and their parties, are promising that we couldn't fit in elsewhere.

Arts & culture

BC Liberals
Protect funding for arts and culture organizations forced to suspend operations as a result of COVID-19.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Arts & culture.

BC NDP
Expand new $2 million Arts Infrastructure Program to help communities build new cultural spaces and renovate existing ones.

Blockades

BC Liberals
Ban the blockading of public roads, bridges, and railroads for peaceful protests.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Blockades.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Blockades.

Elections

BC Liberals
Strengthen fixed election date legislation and ban early elections during provincial emergencies.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Elections.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Elections.

Family services

BC Liberals
Develop family counseling and law centres, modeled on Family Services Centres in Australia.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Family services.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Family services.

Foreign money

We don't have any BC Greens policies on Foreign money.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Foreign money.

Japanese internment

We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Japanese internment.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Japanese internment.

BC NDP
Provide lasting recognition of Japanese-Canadian internment during World War II in libraries, communities, and at the BC Legislature.

Local government funding

We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Local government funding.

BC Greens
Work with local governments to reform local government finance system, so as to move it away from reliance on property taxes.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Local government funding.

Rural communities

BC Liberals
  • Establish a northern Premier's Office in Prince George.
  • Significantly expand high-speed broadband and mobile coverage across BC in rural and remote communities, by leveraging governments purchasing power as part of the procurement of telecommunications services.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Rural communities.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Rural communities.

Senior drivers' medical exams

We don't have any BC Greens policies on Senior drivers' medical exams.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Senior drivers' medical exams.

South Asian-Canadian museum

We don't have any BC Liberals policies on South Asian-Canadian museum.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on South Asian-Canadian museum.

BC NDP
Build a South Asian-Canadian museum documenting the history, art, and contributions of South Asian people in BC.

Taxes

BC Liberals
Appoint an independent Fair Tax Commission to review all provincial taxes and suggest taxes for adjustment or elimination.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Taxes.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Taxes.