BC United leader Kevin Falcon visits Chilliwack to connect with business leaders, staff

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“Our province’s dairy farmers work hard everyday to produce the quality products we enjoy; it’s important we continue to support,” Falcon said. “Like all other small businesses, they are being hit really hard by the inflationary pressure they’re facing, rising interest rates, and the rising costs imposed by the NDP. In the six years the NDP have been in power, they’ve added or increased 29 taxes, many of which impacts the Pacific Dairy Centre farmers. That’s made it much harder for their industry and their sector. One of the growing frustrations I kept hearing about was the accumulation of costs and the red tape that keeps harming the dairy industry.”

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Image: BC United / Kevin Falcon with Pacific Dairy Farmers staff during a visit to Chilliwack Tuesday.

Heading into the next election in 2024, Falcon says he’s “laser-focused” on housing, affordability and health care.

“Housing prices are the highest in North America,” Falcon said. “Vancouver has the highest average rent. We’re seeing really bad results. When you layer on the affordability crisis, including a survey from MNP that showed 52 per cent of British Columbians are $200 or less from being able to meet their family budget, we’ve got an NDP government that has for six years raised or introduced 29 new taxes. It’s really hurting people right now. We need a government that’s focused on lowering costs, not increasing them.”

Health care is another area of primary concern for Falcon. One in five British Columbians can’t access a family doctor, Falcon said, making it difficult for young families and especially hard for elderly loved ones.

Falcon says BC United will continue pressing for lower costs for families at a time when inflationary pressures and housing unaffordability seem insurmountable.

“I’m going to be focusing on lowering costs to families,” Falcon said. “That will be a major priority. It’s unacceptable that BC has become the most unaffordable place to live in. That wasn’t the case when I left politics in 2012. Back then, taxes were low, and now we’ve got the exact opposite with the highest taxes in the country, and BC’ers are feeling the pressure. If they want more of the same, they should keep voting for the NDP.”