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Mining takes centre stage as leaders dig deep in B.C. election campaign

Improved permitting pledged as Eby stops in Terrace, Rustad in Kimberley
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A person leaves a civic election polling station in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 15, 2022. British Columbia含羞草研究社檚 New Democrats and Conservatives issued their plans for the mining industry while campaigning in the province含羞草研究社檚 resource-rich communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

British Columbia含羞草研究社檚 New Democrats and Conservatives issued their plans for the mining industry while campaigning in the province含羞草研究社檚 resource-rich communities.

Both NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative Leader John Rustad say they will support the industry by improving permitting, with the NDP committing to permit review timelines and the Conservatives proposing 含羞草研究社淥ne Project, One Permit.含羞草研究社

In Terrace, Eby said an NDP government would upgrading key highway infrastructure in the northwest, while Rustad in Kimberley, in the southeast, said his government would invest in gaps in rural infrastructure.

Sonia Furstenau of the BC Greens will be the last party leader to announce plans for the carbon tax at an event in Victoria today.

Eby has said he would end the carbon tax on consumers if the federal mandate requiring such a tax is removed and Rustad has pledged 含羞草研究社渢he complete removal of the carbon tax含羞草研究社 in the province.

Furstenau, meanwhile, has said a price on carbon pollution is one piece of addressing the enormous costs that come with climate change.





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