"Expand school-based child care: Adding 7,200 before- and after-school spaces on school grounds to give more families access to seamless child care in places they already know and trust. This will be supported by $80 million to fund startup costs, renovations, and ongoing costs." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

"Strengthen universal child care: Committing $250 million in new provincial dollars to leverage federal funding in the negotiations and work with the federal government and the childcare sector to:

1. Improve wages and working conditions for early childhood educators, including a provincial wage grid;
2. Expand the number of affordable child care spaces; and
3. Bring in a hard, universal fee cap like Ontario."

— bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

"Bring in a hard, universal fee cap like Ontario." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

"$10-a-day spaces first for the kids who need them most. A place on a waitlist is not child care. As we create more spaces, we will prioritize $10-a-day spaces for the children and families with the fewest alternatives and highest need." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"24-hour child care. Create 24-hour spaces for shift workers and first responders, and encourage child care at or near worksites such as hospitals." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Put money in parents’ hands. Increase the BC Family Benefit and the Affordable Child Care Benefit so they reflect the cost-of-living pressure on young families, whether they choose child care outside the house, care at home with a parent, or help from family." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Faster credential recognition for child care providers. We will make it simple for educators, social workers, teachers and others with relevant experience to work as Early Childhood Educator assistants, especially over the summer months." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Prepare students for life. Before graduation, students will learn financial literacy—budgeting, saving, interest and credit—alongside civics, citizenship and digital and AI safety. Students will also complete a Holocaust-education unit." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Schools should be safe places to learn, with clear expectations and respect for every child. We will make it easier for educators to establish order, and we will enable School Liaison Officer programs." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Schools should be safe places to learn, with clear expectations and respect for every child. We will make it easier for educators to establish order, and we will enable School Liaison Officer programs." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

“I’ll say this about SOGI. I think that it has become an absolute lightning rod for division in our province, and it has become a challenge. And I think that many people are confused about what SOGI has become in our school.

I firmly believe that we have to repeal SOGI. Obviously we have to provide a safe place for our kids. Just like I said in Bridgeview yesterday, I went as a child to the Bridgeview Elementary School and felt safe.

We need to continue that tradition. But I do believe that SOGI has to be repealed.”

— conservativebc.ca, 2026-10-13

"Schools should be safe places to learn, with clear expectations and respect for every child. We will make it easier for educators to establish order, and we will enable School Liaison Officer programs." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"A re-elected BC NDP government will build a new middle school for students in the Burke Mountain neighbourhood, complementing the new 1,000 seat secondary school that is nearing completion." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

"The BC NDP will help the Iqra Education Society build a new high school in Surrey so Muslim students can continue their education in a school grounded in their faith and community." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

"Double the Playground Equipment Program to $10 million a year, to help 50 schools replace aging playground equipment each year. Children deserve places to play, and parents should not have to spend years fundraising for them." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"New Middle School on Burke Mountain. The community of Burke Mountain has been growing in population for two decades. After years of delay, construction has started on a 1,000 seat combined middle/secondary school. A Conservative Government will ensure the school is completed. But it is not enough. A new Government will immediately start planning for a dedicated Middle School on Burke Mountain. No longer will Burke Mountain families have to send their children to schools outside their community." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

"Expand school meal programs in high-need communities. No child in British Columbia should have to go hungry at school, ever." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Work with the federal government to build a new B.C. shipyard, in partnership with shipbuilders and labour, creating thousands of jobs across BC, supporting national defence and helping expand BC’s shipbuilding industry so that we can build the next generation of B.C. Ferries. BC has up to $250 million available through the Strategic Investment Fund to leverage private sector investments and federal funding through the Canada-BC Shared Prosperity Agreement reached with Prime Minister Carney." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund permanent, with $60 million in annual funding, including dedicated support to help tariff-impacted forestry mills modernize, protect jobs and reach new markets." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Invite Coastal communities to express interest in identifying sites for shipbuilding expansion." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-21

"Audit SkilledTradesBC. We don’t need more bureaucracy to build a skilled workforce. We will review the Crown Corporation to ensure it is meeting its mandate." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Restore pathways into trades and work: bring back shop classes, expand apprenticeships, dual-credit programs and paid work experience" — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"• Connect high school education to trades, careers and opportunity. Give students more opportunities to begin career training and qualifications before graduation. We will bring back shop classes and build shop facilities in new schools.

• Expand dual-credit programs, apprenticeships and paid work experience with post-secondary institutions and employers. We will make it easier for schools to hire qualified Red Seal tradespeople, musicians, athletes and other experts.

• We will make it easier for apprentices to stay employed during technical training and work with employers to expand training in skilled trades and other occupations where BC needs workers."

— Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18