"Commit to making quality $10-a-day child care available to families all across British Columbia by lifting the freeze on new $10-a-day enrolments introduced in Budget 202638, and use it as the foundation to later implement universal child care coverage by 2031." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make registering for care simple; create one point of registration for $10/day spaces across BC, replacing today’s centre-by-centre waitlists so families no longer have to win a lottery to access affordable care." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make it easier for early childhood centres to become, and remain, part of the $10/day spaces by reducing burdensome compliance paperwork. New spaces and priority registration going to public, non-profit and Indigenous-led centres, building a system rooted in community care, not private profit." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a universal early childhood education funding model to reduce administrative burdens for child care operators, allowing them to focus on quality care for children. This model will address wage grids, space creation, licensing, and staffing." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with child care operators to support ongoing growth in capacity through capital upgrades to schools and existing facilities, a workforce development plan, and sufficient operational flexibility to meet the needs of families now and in the future." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide paid practicums for early childhood educators, offering financial support during their essential training periods." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement an early childhood educator wage grid, and reach $35-45 per hour by 2028 based on qualifications and years of experience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure early childhood educators have access to pension plans and extended health benefits to improve job security and retention." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce legislation within the first 100 days to ban retailers from using consumers’ personal data to increase the price of goods for a specific consumer (‘surveillance pricing’), following the ‘Manitoba model’ led by Premier Kinew." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to ensure social media companies allow an easily accessible option to opt out of their algorithms - your feed, your choice." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Strengthen the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to make privacy, security, transparency and accountability mandatory, including requirements for privacy-impact assessments for use of AI, disclosure when AI is involved in decision-making, and opportunities to challenge or correct an AI-assisted decision." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a network of public grocery stores. Starting with 20 stores and a distribution hub, with an investment of $100 million in upfront establishment costs, the Green Grocers will support BC agricultural and food sovereignty by selling fresh BC produce and staple products at affordable prices." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"The stores will focus on providing BC farmers and planters with distribution and market access, while keeping costs on a basket of core goods 30% below market prices for consumers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with groups studying public grocery stores across Canada to ensure the program is delivering the suggested benefits and provide lessons for other levels of government and other provinces." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Build public wholesaling and distribution to supply Green Grocers, schools and hospitals. With a 30% locally produced food mandate, this would meaningfully build BC’s food security, from farm to warehouse." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Seek matching funding from the National Food Security Strategy’s $1 billion Food-Link fund." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide a direct supply of groceries to institutional purchasers, including the BC Greens proposed universal school food program, to provide greater volumes and help lower prices." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Set a new standard for grocery transparency by making detailed information on purchasing costs and supply chains publicly available, providing greater insight into how grocery prices are set and where our food comes from." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Amend the legislation governing ICBC, to make clear that all reasonable costs relating to an accident should be covered." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Freeze domestic tuition and institutionally charged mandatory fees at public post-secondary institutions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to set a pathway to free post-secondary education." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Double the BC Access Grant, providing up to $8,000 per year for students with financial need, while also reviewing and increasing thresholds for students in programs longer than two years." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand open educational resources and zero-textbook-cost programs through BC campuses, reducing the cost of textbooks and required course materials for students." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Raise social assistance and disability assistance rates to the market-basket measure of poverty and index to inflation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement a new targeted basic income benefit for all youth formerly in care, equal to the market-basket measure poverty line, until age 25." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"According to the Government, as of March 2025, there were 4,795 children and youth in care, and of that number, 3,260 were Indigenous, making up more than 68% of children and youth in care.

Youth in care can access Strengthening Abilities and Journeys to Empowerment (SAJE) until age 27, which includes partial fulfilment of the targeted income through Unconditional Income for youth leaving care, though it only partially fulfils the recommendation. This is a cash transfer of $1,250 per month until their 20th birthday. Between 20 and 27, this transitions into Conditional Income support of $1,250/mo based on enrollment in an education program. This program also includes access to guides and navigators; however, SAJE Navigators and Guides have unmanageable caseloads, leaving youth without proper support. These guides are crucial for many youth aging out of government care because of the complicated income and wrap-around supports offered through MCFD, and because many lack the familial and relational support other youth have for life planning and skill building.

In 2017, the BC Green Caucus made a study of basic income a requirement for entering the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA). The report was led by David Green, Professor at the University of British Columbia (Chair), Jonathan Rhys Kesselman, Professor Emeritus at the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, and Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. The report is based on over 40 research studies commissioned by the panel and written by “some of the best public policy economists in Canada.” The panel consulted British Columbia residents through a web-based public engagement process and received over 450 submissions from individuals and community organizations. The panel held in-person consultations with stakeholders in May 2019, and the report incorporates findings from an online survey in 2020 that sampled approximately 2,000 British Columbians. The Committee’s report is available here: https://bcbasicincomepanel.ca/

The panel found that youth aging out of care are less likely to have graduated high school, are more likely to have used income assistance, and are more likely to be involved with the criminal justice system. Collectively, these costs and foregone tax revenue due to underemployment have a net present value per individual of $320,000 at age 19. They also found that the mortality rates of youth aging out of care are much higher than the rest of the population - 15% of the people aged 19 to 33 who died in 2015 were former children in care.

“Numerous researchers and investigators argue that these poor outcomes arise from a background of instability. Anyone taken out of their family home has, by definition, experienced a traumatic event and for many, it is simply one of many traumatic events.”

Accordingly, the Basic Income panel recommended a targeted basic income for former youth in care, equal to the market basket measure poverty line. The package of support for youth aging out of care was estimated to cost $120 to $190 million per annum in 2020; we have costed this at $250 million per annum to account for inflation over the past 6 years."

— Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Remove clawbacks to ensure people receive the full support that they need." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create low-barrier access to assistance by eliminating intrusive checks that discourage individuals from seeking help, and making paperwork accessible to individuals with disabilities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create low-barrier access to assistance by eliminating intrusive checks that discourage individuals from seeking help, and making paperwork accessible to individuals with disabilities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reduce bureaucratic barriers for non-profit service providers, ensuring they can effectively support vulnerable populations." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement free, fast, frequent public transit. Our plan will prioritize doubling the number of buses on the roads within the first term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"We will approach free transit in a phased approach, starting with youth aged under 25 and seniors 65 and over. We will make transit free for all once infrastructure improvements are made, funding stabilizes, and fast, frequent transit is established." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"We will approach free transit in a phased approach, starting with youth aged under 25 and seniors 65 and over. We will make transit free for all once infrastructure improvements are made, funding stabilizes, and fast, frequent transit is established." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish an all-party Parliamentary Committee to develop a consensus-based, long-term transport and transit funding model that updates the funding model for both BC Transit and TransLink." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End the outsourcing of public transit delivery and ensure public transit workers are paid fair wages and have union opportunities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Further increase the thresholds for Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters to provide greater monthly rental assistance for low-income seniors. The thresholds will be raised to $48,000 for single individuals and $53,000 for couples, ensuring more seniors qualify for support." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase direct support for renters unable to afford market rentals through the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop and implement a rural seniors strategy to address the needs of seniors in rural communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create stronger ongoing electricity-bill support for low-income households as BC electrifies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support First Nations to lead their own climate priorities through stable, long-term funding for community-led clean energy, adaptation, stewardship and economic development that builds lasting opportunities beyond fossil fuels." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish stable, long-term funding for First Nations and local governments to assess local climate risks and prepare for wildfire, flooding, drought, extreme heat and other hazards." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand support to make homes and communities safer during extreme weather, including access to cooling, clean-air spaces, wildfire protection and resilience upgrades, with priority for people and communities least able to pay." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Set health-based indoor air standards for schools, child care facilities, hospitals, long-term care and assisted living, post-secondary institutions and other public buildings, including standards for ventilation, filtration and fine particulate matter. This will ensure that every community has access to a designated clean air centre during wildfire smoke events." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require indoor air monitoring and public reporting in public institutions, and make health-based indoor air standards enforceable through the Public Health Act, with clear inspection, compliance and response requirements when standards are not met." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require indoor air monitoring and public reporting in public institutions, and make health-based indoor air standards enforceable through the Public Health Act, with clear inspection, compliance and response requirements when standards are not met." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Direct WorkSafeBC to establish enforceable wildfire smoke protections for workers, including airquality action levels, maximum exposure periods, requirements for employers to make appropriate protective equipment available, measures to modify or reschedule work, stop-work thresholds for non-essential outdoor work, and protection from reprisal for workers who raise air-quality concerns. These standards will recognize that some parts of BC can experience prolonged periods of wildfire smoke and focus on giving workers and employers the tools to protect health while allowing essential work and economic activity to continue safely." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Update provincial building standards so new public and institutional buildings are designed to maintain healthy indoor air during wildfire smoke and extreme heat." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require continuous, independent air-quality monitoring around major industrial developments, including LNG facilities and oil and gas infrastructure, with public reporting of pollutants of concern and clear requirements to investigate and respond when measured pollution exceeds permitted levels or differs significantly from reported emissions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Fund upgrades to schools, hospitals, care facilities and other public buildings so they can meet the new clean-air standards, including high-efficiency filtration, ventilation and cooling." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide portable HEPA air cleaners and replacement filters at little or no cost for low-income households and people at greater risk from wildfire smoke." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand BC’s air quality monitoring network where there are existing gaps and make local air quality information easy for the public to access." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Formally recognize the Conservation Service as a Law Enforcement Service and apply the same oversight mechanisms as other policing bodies to ensure accountability and public trust." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protect a minimum of 30% by 2030 of BC’s lands and waters by working with First Nations and the Federal Government." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Put a moratorium on the construction and operation of AI data centres until a detailed public-interest audit is developed and an appropriate regulatory regime is implemented. This will include consideration of access to electricity and other public resources, the economic value created in BC alongside electricity and water use, impacts on communities and the environment, and demands on other public infrastructure." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a standing provincial disaster-recovery team that can deploy planners, engineers, procurement specialists, finance staff and other expertise to communities overwhelmed by a major disaster, giving small local governments and First Nations additional staff capacity while keeping recovery decisions in local hands." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Restore BC’s requirement that 100% of new light-duty vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035, reversing the government’s decision to weaken the target to 75%." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require new residential buildings and major renovations to be EV-ready, so charging can be added later without costly electrical retrofits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End conventional clearcutting across BC’s public forests. Work with First Nations, forest communities, workers and the industry to transition away from conventional clearcutting and toward forestry that maintains forest structure and reflects the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand community and First Nations forestry by increasing the number and size of community forests, removing requirements that force them to maintain the Annual Allowable Cut, and working toward dedicating 20% of the AAC to community forests." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform forest tenure so that more tenure is held by First Nations, communities and smaller operators rather than concentrated among a small number of large companies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Shift forestry toward partial harvesting, selective logging, commercial thinning, longer rotations and other practices that maintain more forest structure and better reflect the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Dedicate substantially more of BC’s available fibre to value-added production, with a short-term goal of directing 30% to 50% of available volume toward higher-value manufacturing and prioritizing small and independent producers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Diversify milling and secondary manufacturing so BC gets more jobs and economic value from every cubic metre harvested, including investment in facilities capable of using smaller-diameter and lower-quality fibre." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End raw-log exports and close loopholes that allow minimally processed or rough-sawn wood to leave British Columbia without meaningful processing here." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Share a greater portion of forest-resource revenues directly with First Nations, municipalities and regional districts so communities that host forestry receive more of its economic benefits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve forest transparency and accountability by publishing current maps, harvest data and planning information, and strengthening government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve forest transparency and accountability by publishing current maps, harvest data and planning information, and strengthening government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Amend the Private Managed Forest Land Act to ensure basic ecological and cultural protections on private land." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Permanently protect big-treed old growth and large second-growth forests from logging, fully implement all 14 recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review in partnership with First Nations, and provide conservation financing to support Indigenous-led protection and replace foregone forestry revenues where needed." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reject the proposed Working Forest Model, including the 45 million cubic metre harvest objective and “no net loss” approach, and instead determine sustainable harvest levels through regional, area-based forest planning." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End conventional clearcutting across BC’s public forests. Work with First Nations, forest communities, workers and the industry to transition away from conventional clearcutting and toward forestry that maintains forest structure and reflects the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Shift forestry toward partial harvesting, selective logging, commercial thinning, longer rotations and other practices that maintain more forest structure and better reflect the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand support for heat pumps, insulation and energy-efficiency upgrades, with the greatest support going to low and middle-income households." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make it easier to install heat pumps in existing homes and apartments by streamlining permitting and removing unnecessary regulatory and strata barriers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide on-bill utility financing for efficiency upgrades so the upfront cost does not prevent households from lowering their energy bills." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reduce emissions in the building sector by promoting conservation, efficiency and lower-carbon design and materials." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement a province-wide policy to prevent oil and gas hookups in new buildings, accelerating the transition to clean energy in the housing sector." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require gas utilities to plan for declining fossil gas use and protect households from being left to pay for unnecessary or stranded gas infrastructure as BC moves toward cleaner forms of heating." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Launch a green industrial strategy focused on a small number of areas where BC has strong foundations and growing opportunities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Use public procurement and strategic investment to help promising BC technology and clean-technology companies grow here, with public returns when taxpayer-backed investments succeed." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make regional transit planning easier by working collaboratively with regional districts and First Nations on their priorities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement a Province-wide, wheelchair accessible, intercity network, with at least hourly service for 80% of British Columbia and at least daily service for every part of BC." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a large-scale passenger rail strategy, in partnership with First Nations. This will focus on Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver, the Sea-to-Sky and the Fraser Valley." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"For a long time, rail was a key connection network across British Columbia. Being able to cover vast distances, keep trucks off the roads, and move large amounts of freight supports tourism, industry, and cross-community connection. The decision by CN Rail to end its lease of the rail corridor between Squamish and 100 Mile House provides an opportunity for the province to support interior communities by getting trains running again. The BC Rail Corridor Alliance is still waiting for a response from the province for support in an engineering feasibility assessment, economic study and operations funding." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide support to the BC Rail Corridor Alliance, including financial support for an engineering assessment, economic study, and operations funding." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protect the rail corridor for freight and passenger rail while opportunities for active transportation, recreation and tourism are evaluated." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Build a responsible critical-minerals strategy focused on high environmental standards, recycling and recovery, and more processing and value-added activity where it makes sense in BC." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to having full-time worker representation on mine health and safety committees, ensuring every worker in BC returns home safe at the end of the day." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End approvals for new fracking expansion, LNG terminals and expansions, and new fossil-fuel pipelines in British Columbia." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End provincial subsidies, tax preferences and public financing that encourage the expansion of fossil fuel production." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Set a plan for the managed decline of existing oil and gas production consistent with BC’s climate targets and planned with affected First Nations, workers and communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop regional transition plans with First Nations, workers and resource-dependent communities, including support for economic diversification, training and good jobs." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commission a comprehensive and independent health impact assessment to evaluate the health effects of LNG and fracking activities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform resource royalties so British Columbians receive a fairer return from publicly owned resources, including restoring the 50% net-profit objective for oil and gas, which could raise nearly $3 billion more in 2027/28 alone." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform BC’s oil and gas royalty system to achieve the Province’s original objective of collecting 50% of net profits after production costs. In 2027/28, this would generate an estimated $4.1 billion in natural gas royalties, nearly $3 billion more than the Province currently forecasts. We will also review royalty regimes in mining, forestry and other areas to ensure British Columbians receive a fair return when companies profit from publicly owned resources." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require the oil and gas sector to reduce emissions in line with BC’s climate targets, with a binding sectoral emissions cap if existing regulations and industrial carbon pricing do not deliver the required reductions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Restrict fossil fuel advertising and promotion, including advertising that encourages greater consumption of fossil fuels." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Restore one-for-one net metering for households and small businesses, and keep it open to new customers until distributed solar supplies at least 5% of BC’s electricity demand." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Restore one-for-one net metering and make rooftop solar much easier to install through a single, streamlined approval process." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create one province-wide approval process for standard rooftop solar and battery systems, with simple rules and automated permitting where possible." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Enable certified plug-in balcony solar so renters and apartment residents can participate too." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Legalize certified plug-in balcony solar so renters, apartment residents and households without suitable rooftops can generate some of their own electricity." — Believe in Better, retrieved

"Expand community-owned energy and make it easier for First Nations, municipalities, cooperatives and local organizations to develop generation and storage projects." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Set an initial target for electricity to supply at least 35% of BC’s total energy needs by 2035 and build clean supply, grid capacity and workforce training ahead of demand." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Direct BC Hydro to plan for a high-electrification future and build generation, transmission and distribution ahead of demand, supported by regular competitive calls for new renewable power." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Rule out new large hydroelectric dams and meet future electricity demand through wind, solar, storage, efficiency and the flexibility of BC’s existing hydroelectric system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a Community Energy Project Office and standardized rules to help First Nations, local governments, cooperatives, strata corporations and community organizations develop and finance local solar, wind, storage and microgrid projects." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Strengthen BC Hydro’s new Community Generation Service by working with community proponents to remove barriers as they arise, including around project size, compensation, ownership and grid connection." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"BC Hydro is lagging behind on battery development – invest in their capacity to lead the way." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform the Utilities Commission Act so the BCUC can approve investments ahead of demand and must consider BC’s climate and electrification goals alongside affordability and reliability." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Set clear service standards for new electricity connections, with transparent timelines, costs and technical requirements so households, businesses and clean-energy projects know when and how they can connect." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require BC Hydro and the BCUC to consider energy efficiency, flexible demand and storage before building new generation or grid infrastructure, choosing the lowest cost option that can reliably meet electricity needs." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Move virtual power plants, smart charging and other flexible-energy programs from pilots into regular grid operations, with customers retaining control and being paid for the value they provide." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement free, fast, frequent public transit. Our plan will prioritize doubling the number of buses on the roads within the first term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"We will approach free transit in a phased approach, starting with youth aged under 25 and seniors 65 and over. We will make transit free for all once infrastructure improvements are made, funding stabilizes, and fast, frequent transit is established." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"We will approach free transit in a phased approach, starting with youth aged under 25 and seniors 65 and over. We will make transit free for all once infrastructure improvements are made, funding stabilizes, and fast, frequent transit is established." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish an all-party Parliamentary Committee to develop a consensus-based, long-term transport and transit funding model that updates the funding model for both BC Transit and TransLink." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End the outsourcing of public transit delivery and ensure public transit workers are paid fair wages and have union opportunities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Treat the climate crisis like the emergency it is. We’ll bring in a new provincial climate action plan that meets the targets demanded by the climate emergency, with clear sector-by-sector milestones, annual public reporting, and real consequences when government falls behind." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require major policies, infrastructure investments and industrial decisions to be assessed against BC’s climate targets and climate risks." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Maintain BC’s legislated long-term climate targets and establish interim targets and accountability measures that reflect where emissions are today and keep the province on track for 2040 and 2050." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Strengthen BC’s industrial carbon-pricing system so major polluters face a meaningful and rising incentive to reduce their emissions, including by preventing an oversupply of credits from weakening the system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require the oil and gas sector to reduce emissions in line with BC’s climate targets, with a binding sectoral emissions cap if existing regulations and industrial carbon pricing do not deliver the required reductions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Release and implement BC’s Watershed Security Strategy, developed with First Nations, with clear timelines, responsibilities, funding and annual public reporting on progress." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish and fund regional watershed boards with First Nations, local governments and local water users to coordinate watershed planning, monitoring, restoration and proactive drought response, with meaningful authority over decisions affecting the watersheds they steward. Ensure major activities that affect watershed health, including forestry and development, are incorporated into watershed planning and accountable to watershed objectives." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Use the tools within the Water Sustainability Act to their full potential where necessary, including critical environmental flow thresholds, responsive and flexible water license review and transfers, and water sustainability plans. Support communities and First Nations to lead these processes through locally driven monitoring and drought assessments, collective decision-making, planning guided by community objectives, and risk management strategies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop flexible water-sharing and reallocation processes that respect Indigenous rights, protect critical environmental flows and allow communities to respond to changing conditions before water shortages become emergencies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Modernize industrial water rental rates so that large industrial users pay a fair price for the water they use. Bring rates into line with other Canadian provinces, using Quebec as a minimum benchmark, while protecting household, agricultural and small-business users." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Put the Watershed Security Fund on stable, long-term footing, with $75 million in annual funding supported by modernized industrial water rates. This will fund Indigenous and community-led watershed governance, monitoring, restoration, planning and local watershed jobs including work to support restoring the landscape’s ability to slow and store water, recharge aquifers, and cool waterways to protect aquatic life." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require major licensed water users to meter and publicly report how much water they actually use, and expand surface-water and groundwater monitoring across the province. Use that information to produce public water budgets and regular state-of-the-watershed reporting." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a provincial water storage strategy that helps regions prepare for increasingly limited water supplies, allowing them to continue to meet the needs of ecosystems, drinking water, and agriculture. This strategy should include guidance and resourcing to support the safe construction and management of community-scale storage, on-farm storage, and the natural storage capacity of the landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand Cooperative Community Wildfire Response93 across BC, with provincial funding to train and equip local people before fire season and clear roles under BC Wildfire Service command, so communities can safely draw on local skills, equipment and knowledge when resources are stretched." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Launch a rolling open competition for wildfire response technologies, giving BC companies and innovators an ongoing pathway to test, demonstrate and scale new solutions with the BC Wildfire Service. Prioritize made-in-BC technologies that improve wildfire detection, mapping, communications and response, and use public procurement to help successful companies grow, export their products and build a strong BC wildfire-technology sector." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a wildfire insurance pilot for homeowners who cannot obtain reasonably affordable private coverage, using a pooled insurer-of-last-resort model similar to California’s FAIR Plan. Guarantee access to basic coverage sufficient to rebuild after a fire, with lower premiums for homes that complete FireSmart and other wildfire-resilience upgrades." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create ready-to-use wildfire-resilient building standards for new construction that municipalities, regional districts and First Nations can opt into where wildfire risk is high. Ensure the standards can be met with practical, affordable materials wherever possible, and provide clear public guidance for homeowners and contractors on compliant products and construction methods." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Invest in clean air centres in every community to provide safe environments during wildfire seasons and other air quality emergencies, ensuring they have appropriate and safe levels of air filtration and air conditioning and supplies to meet the needs of the community." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand cultural burning and prescribed fire across BC, supporting Indigenous leadership and partnerships in how fire is brought back onto the landscape, while investing in the crews, planning and funding needed to safely increase prescribed burning around communities and in high-risk areas." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase wildfire training and equipment for volunteer, First Nations and municipal fire departments, including more capacity to protect homes and other structures at the wildland–urban interface." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Enact a moratorium on the use of AI in classrooms from K-12 in order to develop a comprehensive response to AI in the classroom, and direction on safe, ethical use of AI with students. This includes protecting privacy, enforceable safeguards, digital literacy support for all educators, and working with the Federal Government to hold tech companies accountable for ensuring that systems are safe before they reach the classroom." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to making quality $10-a-day child care available to families all across British Columbia by lifting the freeze on new $10-a-day enrolments introduced in Budget 202638, and use it as the foundation to later implement universal child care coverage by 2031." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make registering for care simple; create one point of registration for $10/day spaces across BC, replacing today’s centre-by-centre waitlists so families no longer have to win a lottery to access affordable care." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make it easier for early childhood centres to become, and remain, part of the $10/day spaces by reducing burdensome compliance paperwork. New spaces and priority registration going to public, non-profit and Indigenous-led centres, building a system rooted in community care, not private profit." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a universal early childhood education funding model to reduce administrative burdens for child care operators, allowing them to focus on quality care for children. This model will address wage grids, space creation, licensing, and staffing." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with child care operators to support ongoing growth in capacity through capital upgrades to schools and existing facilities, a workforce development plan, and sufficient operational flexibility to meet the needs of families now and in the future." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide paid practicums for early childhood educators, offering financial support during their essential training periods." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement an early childhood educator wage grid, and reach $35-45 per hour by 2028 based on qualifications and years of experience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure early childhood educators have access to pension plans and extended health benefits to improve job security and retention." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure every school district has the resources to develop credible and robust language learning options, particularly for Indigenous and French languages, and American Sign Language." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Eliminate the inclusive education funding gap. We will review the per-pupil funding formula to develop a new needs-based, stable, and sustainable model to fund actual costs, resource needs, and professional development requirements of each school district." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reallocate private school funding to the public school system, in a phased approach to support students currently enrolled." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a school supplies program that ensures students have access to the stationery and supplies that they need to learn to their full potential and teachers don’t have to pay out of pocket." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase provincial funding support for community schools, to help create space for community connection and make use of public buildings that would otherwise be empty outside of school hours." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Continue supporting and expanding the SOGI 123 initiative to create inclusive school environments that support 2SLGBTQIA+ students and address the topics of gender identity and sexual orientation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Freeze domestic tuition and institutionally charged mandatory fees at public post-secondary institutions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to set a pathway to free post-secondary education." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Double the BC Access Grant, providing up to $8,000 per year for students with financial need, while also reviewing and increasing thresholds for students in programs longer than two years." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand open educational resources and zero-textbook-cost programs through BC campuses, reducing the cost of textbooks and required course materials for students." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require public colleges and universities to offer reduced residence rates for students with financial need, supported through the new post-secondary funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Replace BC’s outdated post-secondary funding model through a public, system-wide review with new provincial funding on the table. This will include reviewing the roles and mandates of all 25 public institutions, how funding is distributed, regional access, research and teaching responsibilities, trades and technical education, transfers between institutions, and the needs of communities around the province." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Set a long-term path to restore public funding so that, over time, at least 75% of core institutional operating costs are publicly funded." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Modernize post-secondary governance so campus communities have a stronger voice in the institutions where they study and work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide temporary stabilization funding to institutions facing severe shortfalls from the rapid decline in international enrolment, tied to plans that protect core programs and student services while institutions move toward a more sustainable funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protect the right of graduate student workers to unionize by amending the Labour Relations Code to clearly recognize paid graduate teaching and research work as employment, including graduate research assistants." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a detailed capital improvements plan to ensure school facilities meet high standards of safety, functionality, and climate resilience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a universal school food program that provides opportunities for schools, community organizations, and farmers to promote sustainable practices and educate children on healthy eating habits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a sustainable funding model for organizations addressing diverse and under-resourced student needs, such as the Take a Hike Foundation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements to ensure the work and wealth produced by these projects stays close to home and with the communities and workers that build them." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately reinstate a plan to build the BC Burnaby Hospital through a Project Labour Agreement, providing workers and Burnabarians with excellent jobs from construction to surgery and expanding healthcare services where we need it most." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to funding Virtual Group Care for those with complex chronic diseases, following the BC-CLMF model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Centralize referrals for surgeries and team-based models of non-surgical and pre-surgical care by introducing a single-entry model, rather than distributed lists." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Extend the Mobile Response Team’s psychosocial support, education, and training to peers working on the frontlines of the toxic drug crisis, ensuring that everyone impacted by critical incidents, such as overdoses, receives necessary support." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide regulated, pharmaceutical alternatives to the illicit drug supply to reduce fatalities associated with substance use. Our main priority must be keeping people alive. The supply must be based on advice from health professionals and advocacy groups." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Enhance access to supervised consumption sites and overdose prevention sites. Ensure that they have the capacity for safe inhalation spaces to reduce harm and public drug use, and support public safety. Ensure these spaces are connection points for detox, recovery, housing, and other supports." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase access to transitional and public housing projects, with wrap-around healthcare and harm reduction principles." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Treat drug use as a health and social issue, not a criminal one, by decriminalising possession of drugs for personal use. Alongside decriminalization, implement the measures on housing, mental health, and voluntary care that the Eby’s Government failed to, ensuring people who use drugs have the full range of support needed." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Allocate annual funding for existing drug-checking services to ensure their sustainability." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create and fund an accessible, voluntary system for mental health and substance use, reducing the use of police and criminal justice resources on healthcare issues." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure that individuals working on the frontlines and those with lived experiences of substance use are supported and valued in decision-making processes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Review the Health Authority model, with a focus on creating a consolidated health authority with joint services and localized decision-making within communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require health authorities to collect and share data for workforce planning, ensuring alignment with educational institutes. Take a longer time horizon for data collection, and monitor the impacts of all-of-government spending and decisions on population-level health and wellbeing metrics." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Centralize referrals for surgeries and team-based models of non-surgical and pre-surgical care by introducing a single-entry model, rather than distributed lists." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Centralize referrals for surgeries and team-based models of non-surgical and pre-surgical care by introducing a single-entry model, rather than distributed lists." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require health authorities to collect and share data for workforce planning, ensuring alignment with educational institutes. Take a longer time horizon for data collection, and monitor the impacts of all-of-government spending and decisions on population-level health and wellbeing metrics." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Review loan forgiveness and paid practicums for all healthcare students to incentivize sufficient staffing and support training." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Adopt and implement the ‘Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada’." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with health unions to support the recruitment and retention of qualified health care staff." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately reinstate a plan to build the BC Burnaby Hospital through a Project Labour Agreement, providing workers and Burnabarians with excellent jobs from construction to surgery and expanding healthcare services where we need it most." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support effective triage in the ER with more long-term care beds." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Include six visits annually to a mental health professional, such as a psychologist, under the Medical Services Plan (MSP), ensuring early access to mental health support for all British Columbians." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to sustained, multi-year funding for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mind and Mood Clinical Care Network, bringing together psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, CBT-based coaches, and employment services into one virtual network." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a working group to create a pilot project for 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centres across the province, incorporating diverse and representative experiences and perspectives and decreasing labour and cost on emergency and primary healthcare services." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase funding to provincial programs that provide counselling and psychotherapy to women, queer and trans people, and/or children experiencing, leaving, or recovering from intimate partner and/or domestic violence." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand the existing rural/remote loan-forgiveness program model and create a dedicated BC Mental Health Workforce Scholarship and Loan-Repayment Program, structuring disbursement around demonstrated workforce shortages to encourage an increase in psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinical social workers, and addictions specialists." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Integrate mental health as the fourth option in 911 emergency services to accommodate mental health crises that do not align with the traditional ambulance, fire or police options." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish provincial leadership and invest $500,000 to create consistent protocols for 911 operators, first responders, and mobile crisis teams to ensure coordinated and effective mental health crisis responses." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure trauma-informed practice and Indigenous Cultural Safety education is mandated and provided for 911 operators, first responders, and mobile crisis teams." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase access to mental health care and support for first responders and their families, including raising awareness about mental health tools and resources and reducing the stigma surrounding their use." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Act immediately to bring BC’s legislation into compliance with the Constitution, including strengthening protections around consent, capacity, involuntary treatment, and independent oversight." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Following the policy approach of “Nothing About Us Without Us,” strike a working group of independent actors with lived and professional experience and expertise to examine the Mental Health Act in its entirety to ensure that provincial mental health legislation is not only charter compliant but evidence-based, effective, and informed by lived and living experience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure that specific resources and attention are given to the development of mental health legislation that upholds and protects the rights and dignity of children and youth, following the recommendations of the Representative for Children & Youth’s report “Putting Children and Youth at the Centre: Reforming and Modernizing the Mental Health Act for Children and Youth.”" — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Examine and address disparities and any inequitable impacts of mental health legislation on people based on identity, including but not limited to Indigenous People, Black and racialized communities, people with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make certain the development, content, and implementation of mental health legislation is compliant with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Ensure provincial legislation strengthens Indigenous determinants of health, including connections to land, culture, identity, spirituality, language, and traditional health practices."

— Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish an Independent Office of the Mental Health Advocate to provide individual and system advocacy and oversight to the provincial mental health system, including involuntary treatment programs and any holds authorized under the Mental Health Act." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Invest in proactive monitoring processes that are independent of government and the healthcare system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create and maintain a data collection program, and establish transparent reporting processes so that information and records are accessible and allow meaningful public analysis of how the system is working and what changes are needed." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Together with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Public Safety, and the Solicitor General, ensure specific training, oversight, and accountability is established, audited, and maintained for health care workers, police officers, and criminal justice actors who come into contact with those held or are at risk of being held under the Mental Health Act." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to the full regulation of psychotherapy professions, including psychologists, counsellors, therapists, and social workers, to increase public protection, provide accountability, and legitimize these essential professions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement all of the recommendations from the BC Coroner’s Death Review Panel report “Creating Connection, Supporting Strength: A Review of Youth and Young Adult Deaths by Suicide in British Columbia”." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Invest sustained, multi-year funding for youth-focused mental health programs, including Foundry BC, and BC’s Take a Hike Foundation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Following recommendations from BC’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Action Plan50, coordinate government initiatives to provide one front door for children, youth, and families to access services." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a paid youth-advisory structure to ensure there is meaningful child and youth involvement in the design and delivery of programs, services, and community connection opportunities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Address the abrupt transition between pediatric and adult mental health care by ensuring seamless and effective connections to support services at all stages of life." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve systems of care for individuals with co-occurring mental illness, substance use disorders, and brain injuries, ensuring they receive integrated, evidence-based, and comprehensive treatment." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase community-based services for individuals with eating disorders and develop stepped-care models that prioritize autonomy and self-directed recovery, with inpatient care available when necessary." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support and scale homeshare housing that matches responsible renters with seniors living in a full house - providing affordable housing, gentle density, and intergenerational support." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Apply vacancy control to assisted living, including the additional fees for services, to protect seniors from rent increases and extra charges." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve access to respite care and day programs, ensuring that at-home care services are available for both medical care and assistance with daily tasks." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop and implement a detailed plan to increase the number of publicly-funded long-term care facilities to meet the growing demand for senior care services." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop and implement a rural seniors strategy to address the needs of seniors in rural communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a clear dementia care pathway and support family practitioners to do more early screening for dementia, and develop a dementia support strategy, with a focus on cultural safety." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make all recommended vaccines available to all people, at no cost to the consumer." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Update the housing targets methodology, in partnership with municipalities, to include assessments of water system capacity, watershed health, climate resilience, healthcare infrastructure and other critical services. Reward successful communities who build by sharing a portion of property transfer taxes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Update the housing targets methodology, in partnership with municipalities, to include assessments of water system capacity, watershed health, climate resilience, healthcare infrastructure and other critical services. Reward successful communities who build by sharing a portion of property transfer taxes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide adequate and equitable funding for Indigenous-led Complex Care Housing, designed and determined by Indigenous communities. This will include trauma-informed housing allocations and supported Rent Supplements set aside for Indigenous Peoples and administered in line with guidance from Indigenous organizations and communities, surrounded by supportive services." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require public colleges and universities to offer reduced residence rates for students with financial need, supported through the new post-secondary funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement Vacancy Control. Currently, rental increases are allowed once per year, unless there is a change of tenant. Vacancy control ties increases in rent to a unit, rather than a tenant, reducing the incentive for landlords to evict tenants without fault. Annual increases will continue to be determined by the Residential Tenancy Branch." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide support for the Residential Tenancy Branch to speed up resolution times and provide more support for both renters and landlords." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Amend the Residential Tenancy Act to prohibit blanket no pets clauses in rental contracts. Instead, we will develop appropriate management guidelines on pets in rentals." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protect 2000 deeply affordable rental homes each year by increasing funding and support for the Rental Protection Fund." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase direct support for renters unable to afford market rentals through the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a mechanism through the Residential Tenancy Branch to allow renters to seek an annual rent review when market rents in their city are decreasing." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Pass responsibility for collecting and holding deposits to the Residential Tenancy Branch. In addition to ensuring that bonds are processed and returned when appropriate, this will provide additional information to the Residential Tenancy Branch on rents that are being charged - information that can be published for use by government and researchers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protect BC’s farms and food security by restricting non-resident and investment firm ownership of farmland. Specifically, the BC Greens will limit ownership of Agricultural Land Reserve Land parcels greater than 4 hectares only to citizens and permanent residents of British Columbia, unless they demonstrate intent to become residents and establish themselves within two years." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make food sovereignty part of the Agricultural Land Commission’s mandate, to protect and prioritize agricultural use, and provide additional funding and staffing to fulfill that mandate." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Unlock the next generation of farmers and protect and expand BC’s reserve of farmland by establishing a publicly owned agricultural land bank for lease by new farmers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve public data on who owns BC’s farmland, how ownership is changing and how agricultural land is being used, so governments, researchers and the public can better understand emerging trends and develop effective policy." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Streamline the approvals process for water storage dugouts on farms to improve drought resilience and water availability." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Build public wholesaling and distribution to supply Green Grocers, schools and hospitals. With a 30% locally produced food mandate, this would meaningfully build BC’s food security, from farm to warehouse." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a universal school food program that provides opportunities for schools, community organizations, and farmers to promote sustainable practices and educate children on healthy eating habits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase the annual BC Arts Council budget to $65 million to enhance support for arts and culture initiatives." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work in partnership with the sector to develop a provincial Arts, Culture, and Heritage Action Plan to guide future investments and initiatives." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Collaborate with sector professionals to identify and develop legislative responses to the impacts of AI on the creative sector." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Build partnerships with organizations and First Nations in rural, northern, and coastal regions to identify strategic plans and sustainable funding models for arts, culture, and heritage programming." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Strengthen regional economic trusts and other local institutions with stable funding, and give First Nations, communities and local governments a stronger role in shaping regional economic priorities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a labour market impact assessment and strategy, in conjunction with business, unions, young people and academics, to respond to the structural employment challenges of AI and new technologies. This will include supports for workers displaced by new technologies, strategies for ensuring roles are available for young and inexperienced workers, and a review of how our employment insurance and social assistance systems need to adjust, such as moving to Universal Basic Income." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers at all jobsites. Work with labour groups to develop a comprehensive plan to address unemployment related to AI automation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make BC the easiest place in North America to actually get a permit and start rolling cameras, by working across all levels of government to ensure faster location approvals and simplified studio-use rules across all of BC’s production hubs." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform the film and TV tax credit to remove complications, ensure it enables and supports Canadian creatives, speeds up turnaround, and puts more local content in front of us." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End conventional clearcutting across BC’s public forests. Work with First Nations, forest communities, workers and the industry to transition away from conventional clearcutting and toward forestry that maintains forest structure and reflects the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand community and First Nations forestry by increasing the number and size of community forests, removing requirements that force them to maintain the Annual Allowable Cut, and working toward dedicating 20% of the AAC to community forests." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform forest tenure so that more tenure is held by First Nations, communities and smaller operators rather than concentrated among a small number of large companies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Shift forestry toward partial harvesting, selective logging, commercial thinning, longer rotations and other practices that maintain more forest structure and better reflect the ecology of each landscape." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Dedicate substantially more of BC’s available fibre to value-added production, with a short-term goal of directing 30% to 50% of available volume toward higher-value manufacturing and prioritizing small and independent producers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Diversify milling and secondary manufacturing so BC gets more jobs and economic value from every cubic metre harvested, including investment in facilities capable of using smaller-diameter and lower-quality fibre." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End raw-log exports and close loopholes that allow minimally processed or rough-sawn wood to leave British Columbia without meaningful processing here." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Share a greater portion of forest-resource revenues directly with First Nations, municipalities and regional districts so communities that host forestry receive more of its economic benefits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve forest transparency and accountability by publishing current maps, harvest data and planning information, and strengthening government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve forest transparency and accountability by publishing current maps, harvest data and planning information, and strengthening government monitoring and enforcement of forest-management rules." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Amend the Private Managed Forest Land Act to ensure basic ecological and cultural protections on private land." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement a pilot model of sectoral bargaining following a modified version of the 1992 Baigent-Ready model updated to reflect the 2026 economy and job market. The pilot would focus on especially precarious workers with minimal access to traditional collective bargaining, including migrant care workers, retail and service workers, and fast-food and food service workers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement indexed annual funding increases to the Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Branch as well as immediate core-funding top-ups to address the ongoing issues with lengthy delays, administrative challenges, and growing workload." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish an immediate expert panel to conduct a review to address the significant backlogs, delays, and inefficiencies at the Employment Standards Branch, which has struggled as an under-resourced and under-funded organization." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements to ensure the work and wealth produced by these projects stays close to home and with the communities and workers that build them." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a labour market impact assessment and strategy, in conjunction with business, unions, young people and academics, to respond to the structural employment challenges of AI and new technologies. This will include supports for workers displaced by new technologies, strategies for ensuring roles are available for young and inexperienced workers, and a review of how our employment insurance and social assistance systems need to adjust, such as moving to Universal Basic Income." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers at all jobsites. Work with labour groups to develop a comprehensive plan to address unemployment related to AI automation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers at all jobsites. Work with labour groups to develop a comprehensive plan to address unemployment related to AI automation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Direct WorkSafeBC to establish enforceable wildfire smoke protections for workers, including airquality action levels, maximum exposure periods, requirements for employers to make appropriate protective equipment available, measures to modify or reschedule work, stop-work thresholds for non-essential outdoor work, and protection from reprisal for workers who raise air-quality concerns. These standards will recognize that some parts of BC can experience prolonged periods of wildfire smoke and focus on giving workers and employers the tools to protect health while allowing essential work and economic activity to continue safely." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Upgrade the existing Pay Transparency legislation to implement Pay Equity, mirroring that already in place for federal workers, and ensuring all working people in BC, no matter their gender or race, receive equal pay for equal work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Build a responsible critical-minerals strategy focused on high environmental standards, recycling and recovery, and more processing and value-added activity where it makes sense in BC." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to having full-time worker representation on mine health and safety committees, ensuring every worker in BC returns home safe at the end of the day." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce province-wide commercial rent protections and give municipalities new tools to address long-term commercial vacancies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce province-wide commercial rent protections, beginning with a commercial rent registry and phasing in limits on rent increases during tenancies, at renewal and between tenants. The system will include protections against evictions or non-renewals intended to avoid the rules, alongside a fair process for exceptional cost increases, major improvements and redevelopment." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Give municipalities the power to tax persistently vacant commercial properties." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a single front door for business approvals, where businesses submit information once, and provincial ministries and agencies coordinate permits and licences behind the scenes. Work with and incentivize local governments to join the system, with common application forms, clear timelines and shared digital processes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Use public procurement to support BC businesses, workers and supply chains, including making contracts easier for smaller firms to compete for." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make provincial procurement more accessible by breaking large contracts into smaller opportunities and removing disproportionate administrative and qualification barriers, giving small and locally owned businesses a fair chance to compete for public work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Publish longer-term procurement plans so BC businesses can see what government will need and invest to supply it." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Publish longer-term procurement plans so BC businesses know what government will need before contracts go to market, giving smaller firms time to invest, hire and build the capacity to compete." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support local business succession and employee ownership by giving workers a first opportunity to buy businesses that are being sold or closed, and providing financing and expert support for transitions to employee, cooperative and other local ownership models." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a Community Right to Buy for commercial properties, allowing existing tenants, First Nations, local governments, cooperatives and eligible community organizations to register an interest in commercial properties and receive the first opportunity to purchase when they are put up for sale." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Adopt a “Think Small First” approach across government, requiring new regulations and administrative requirements to consider their impact on small businesses and avoid unnecessary complexity without weakening protections for workers, consumers or the environment." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand BC’s existing inter-municipal business licence system so more mobile businesses can work across neighbouring communities with one licence, and support more regions and municipalities to participate." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand the Adventure Tourism Hub into a permanent one-window system to make it easier for outdoor tourism businesses to secure permits and tenures on public land, with clear timelines, strong environmental standards and early First Nations involvement." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide stable, long-term funding to Indigenous Tourism BC to grow Indigenous-owned tourism businesses, train workers and support First Nations developing tourism on their own terms." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make the BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative78 permanent, supporting businesses and communities with climate-adaptation planning, training and funding, and strengthening emergency communications so visitors get clear, local information during wildfires and other disruptions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Give tourism and recreation greater weight in land-use decisions by identifying established tourism areas in regional planning and considering the long-term impacts of major industrial development on the landscapes and local economies they depend on." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support communities to plan tourism growth around local priorities and capacity, including housing, transportation, infrastructure and pressure on natural areas. Help busy destinations focus on shoulder seasons, longer stays and greater local benefit, while supporting new destinations and locally owned businesses in communities with room to grow." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create dedicated tourism and hospitality workforce funding for training, career development and retention, with a focus on rural and seasonal communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create dedicated funding for workforce housing in tourism-dependent communities, supporting local governments and First Nations to secure land, service sites and build housing for year-round and seasonal workers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements to ensure the work and wealth produced by these projects stays close to home and with the communities and workers that build them." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately reinstate a plan to build the BC Burnaby Hospital through a Project Labour Agreement, providing workers and Burnabarians with excellent jobs from construction to surgery and expanding healthcare services where we need it most." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand funding for the Crisis Response, Community Led (CRCL) (previously PACT) program, ensuring that they can continue and grow their work of providing a trauma-informed, mental-health focused alternative to police-involvement in crisis situations, ensuring that quality of service and front-line worker wellness is as prioritized as the number of clients served." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Integrate mental health as the fourth option in 911 emergency services to accommodate mental health crises that do not align with the traditional ambulance, fire or police options." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish provincial leadership and invest $500,000 to create consistent protocols for 911 operators, first responders, and mobile crisis teams to ensure coordinated and effective mental health crisis responses." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure trauma-informed practice and Indigenous Cultural Safety education is mandated and provided for 911 operators, first responders, and mobile crisis teams." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create and invest in pre-existing mental, emotional, and spiritual health programs that provide services for men who use violence against others." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create and fund an accessible, voluntary system for mental health and substance use, reducing the use of police and criminal justice resources on healthcare issues." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Carry out the recommendations from the Transforming Policing and Community Safety in British Columbia report, which includes enacting a new Community Safety and Policing Act. This will lay the groundwork for a reformed policing structure and set clear guidelines for community safety and accountability." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require all police services to collect and publicly report disaggregated race-based and other demographic data, in line with OCAP principles, in the interest of identifying inequity and upholding human rights." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create an all-party select standing committee to oversee policing and community safety across the province, ensuring oversight and continuous improvement in police practices and public safety strategies." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commission an independent review of prison conditions, including the involuntary treatment programs located within provincial prisons, to ensure that they meet humane standards and uphold human rights." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Disband CRU-BC, the Critical Response Unit, a branch of the RCMP tasked with protecting industrial interests at the expense of public and Indigenous rights." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Repeal the Legal Professions Act, which disrupted the role of the Law Society of BC, and reinstate the Law Society to launch a comprehensive review of access to justice in accordance with the Futures Task Force Report." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide adequate and equitable funding for Indigenous-led Complex Care Housing, designed and determined by Indigenous communities. This will include trauma-informed housing allocations and supported Rent Supplements set aside for Indigenous Peoples and administered in line with guidance from Indigenous organizations and communities, surrounded by supportive services." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Enact an Indigenous Languages Act which affirms that Indigenous languages are a fundamental and valued part of British Columbia’s heritage. This will guarantee Indigenous language rights and provide communities with the necessary funding and support for language preservation, revitalization, and strengthening." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Enable the use of all Indigenous languages on government-issued identification, ensuring that people can reclaim their names." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Invest sustained and robust multi-year funding into the British Columbia First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) to support their two-track First Nations Justice Strategy." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Following calls to action from the Red Women Rising report and BCFNJC’s Indigenous Women’s Justice Plan, create a specialized and independent taskforce to investigate and prosecute open and cold cases of violence against Indigenous women, children, and 2Spirit peoples. This taskforce will operate under civilian oversight from Indigenous communities, with a strong focus on women’s leadership." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a poverty elimination plan tailored to Indigenous individuals, families, and First Nations, addressing the systemic impacts of colonization and dispossession." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Fund Indigenous-specific services in social service areas, including reintegration programs for Indigenous women, addiction support, and child care." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide education to all MLAs and public servants on the history of Indigenous peoples, including the legacy of residential schools, treaties, Indigenous law and Indigenous-Crown relations." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure the whole Legislative Assembly is responsible for stewarding the Crown-Indigenous relationship by re-establishing and renaming the Legislative Assembly’s Aboriginal Affairs Standing Committee." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Call on the Eby Government to issue a formal apology to the Cowichan and Gitxaała for mishandling his government’s approach to DRIPA." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a centralized service with the Royal BC Museum that assists Indigenous communities in repatriating cultural items. By working and liaising with global institutions, the service would streamline repatriation for Indigenous communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Remove uncertainty and opacity that currently exists by implementing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act through legislation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish an expert advisory committee comprising specialists in Indigenous rights, DRIPA, and constitutional law. This committee will advise both the Legislative Assembly, through the Aboriginal Affairs Standing Committee, and Indigenous governments on legislative developments. Their advice will be made public." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Co-develop a mechanism with Indigenous peoples for resolving Indigenous-Crown disputes proactively, to foster understanding and avoid litigation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support and improve the Modern Treaties process and expand the opportunities for other constructive agreements." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Recognize all Indigenous governments formed in alignment with the principles of Indigenous self-determination, removing limitations related to ‘Indian Act’ bands and those incorporated under provincial statutes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to ensure Indigenous governments have access to stable and reliable revenue, comparable to other levels of government, allowing them to carry out their responsibilities to their constituency and make long-term planning decisions and capital investments to overcome their infrastructure deficit." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to create an independent AI oversight commission so new AI is properly tested for safety and regulated before it’s used in BC, because even the companies building it now say things are moving too fast." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Put a moratorium on the construction and operation of AI data centres until a detailed public-interest audit is developed and an appropriate regulatory regime is implemented. This will include consideration of access to electricity and other public resources, the economic value created in BC alongside electricity and water use, impacts on communities and the environment, and demands on other public infrastructure." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Enact a moratorium on the use of AI in classrooms from K-12 in order to develop a comprehensive response to AI in the classroom, and direction on safe, ethical use of AI with students. This includes protecting privacy, enforceable safeguards, digital literacy support for all educators, and working with the Federal Government to hold tech companies accountable for ensuring that systems are safe before they reach the classroom." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Strengthen the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to make privacy, security, transparency and accountability mandatory, including requirements for privacy-impact assessments for use of AI, disclosure when AI is involved in decision-making, and opportunities to challenge or correct an AI-assisted decision." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a labour market impact assessment and strategy, in conjunction with business, unions, young people and academics, to respond to the structural employment challenges of AI and new technologies. This will include supports for workers displaced by new technologies, strategies for ensuring roles are available for young and inexperienced workers, and a review of how our employment insurance and social assistance systems need to adjust, such as moving to Universal Basic Income." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ban the use of AI for surveillance of workers at all jobsites. Work with labour groups to develop a comprehensive plan to address unemployment related to AI automation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce a one-time Fair Share tax on extreme wealth, beginning at 5% on net wealth above $50 million, 10% above $100 million, and 20% above $1 billion. This is estimated to raise approximately $22.2 billion after accounting for administrative costs and behavioural responses." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"5% on net wealth above $50 million.

10% above $100 million.

20% above $1 billion.

This is estimated to raise approximately $22.2B."

— bcgreens.ca, retrieved 2026-10-15

"Introduce a progressive tax on extreme wealth above $50 million, raising an estimated $22.2 billion through a one-time levy, followed by an annual wealth tax expected to raise about $5.4 billion a year, affecting roughly 0.1% of the population." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish an ongoing annual tax on extreme wealth, beginning at 2% on net wealth above $50 million, 3% above $100 million, and 5% above $1 billion. This is estimated to generate approximately $5.4 billion each year." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"2% on net wealth above $50 million.

3% above $100 million.

5% above $1 billion.

This is estimated to raise approximately $5.4B each year."

— bcgreens.ca, retrieved 2026-10-15

"Introduce a progressive tax on extreme wealth above $50 million, raising an estimated $22.2 billion through a one-time levy, followed by an annual wealth tax expected to raise about $5.4 billion a year, affecting roughly 0.1% of the population." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a dedicated tax enforcement and design process to close wealth-tax loopholes as they emerge, including stronger rules around trusts, debt, asset valuation, residency and beneficial ownership, and work with other governments where information-sharing or enforcement requires federal or interprovincial cooperation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform resource royalties so British Columbians receive a fairer return from publicly owned resources, including restoring the 50% net-profit objective for oil and gas, which could raise nearly $3 billion more in 2027/28 alone." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reform BC’s oil and gas royalty system to achieve the Province’s original objective of collecting 50% of net profits after production costs. In 2027/28, this would generate an estimated $4.1 billion in natural gas royalties, nearly $3 billion more than the Province currently forecasts. We will also review royalty regimes in mining, forestry and other areas to ensure British Columbians receive a fair return when companies profit from publicly owned resources." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a minimum effective tax for large corporations so companies cannot stack deductions and tax breaks to reduce their provincial tax contribution below a reasonable floor." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce an excess-profits tax when major crises allow large corporations to earn extraordinary windfall profits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce a temporary excess-profits tax when major disruptions allow large companies to earn extraordinary profits far above their normal returns, with the additional revenue helping offset the costs imposed on households and the public." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Pilot land-value taxation with interested communities, shifting more of the tax burden toward valuable land and away from new buildings and productive investment." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a progressive tax on extraordinary inheritances above $10 million, while leaving ordinary family inheritances untouched. Wealth passed down in fortunes worth tens or hundreds of millions of dollars should not receive more favourable treatment than wealth earned through work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reorient MCFD and child welfare towards prevention, connection, and the adequate resourcing of social determinants of health.

1. Implement a public health framework with tiered prevention levels:
2. • Primary Prevention: Family strengthening programs, resource access, and public awareness campaigns.
3. • Secondary Prevention: Home visits, respite care, and family resource centres.
4. • Tertiary Prevention: Wrap-around supports for children and parents affected by violence.
5. Create non-punitive, culturally safe environments in which families can talk about their struggles without fear of consequence.
6. Enact legislative reforms ensuring families are provided with the necessary resources and services, as guided by the reports released by the BC Representative for Children and Youth.
7. Redirect Ministry funds to provide families with financial resources, address poverty-related neglect, and create conditions in which parents are resourced and supported."

— Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement a new targeted basic income benefit for all youth formerly in care, equal to the market-basket measure poverty line, until age 25." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"According to the Government, as of March 2025, there were 4,795 children and youth in care, and of that number, 3,260 were Indigenous, making up more than 68% of children and youth in care.

Youth in care can access Strengthening Abilities and Journeys to Empowerment (SAJE) until age 27, which includes partial fulfilment of the targeted income through Unconditional Income for youth leaving care, though it only partially fulfils the recommendation. This is a cash transfer of $1,250 per month until their 20th birthday. Between 20 and 27, this transitions into Conditional Income support of $1,250/mo based on enrollment in an education program. This program also includes access to guides and navigators; however, SAJE Navigators and Guides have unmanageable caseloads, leaving youth without proper support. These guides are crucial for many youth aging out of government care because of the complicated income and wrap-around supports offered through MCFD, and because many lack the familial and relational support other youth have for life planning and skill building.

In 2017, the BC Green Caucus made a study of basic income a requirement for entering the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA). The report was led by David Green, Professor at the University of British Columbia (Chair), Jonathan Rhys Kesselman, Professor Emeritus at the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, and Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. The report is based on over 40 research studies commissioned by the panel and written by “some of the best public policy economists in Canada.” The panel consulted British Columbia residents through a web-based public engagement process and received over 450 submissions from individuals and community organizations. The panel held in-person consultations with stakeholders in May 2019, and the report incorporates findings from an online survey in 2020 that sampled approximately 2,000 British Columbians. The Committee’s report is available here: https://bcbasicincomepanel.ca/

The panel found that youth aging out of care are less likely to have graduated high school, are more likely to have used income assistance, and are more likely to be involved with the criminal justice system. Collectively, these costs and foregone tax revenue due to underemployment have a net present value per individual of $320,000 at age 19. They also found that the mortality rates of youth aging out of care are much higher than the rest of the population - 15% of the people aged 19 to 33 who died in 2015 were former children in care.

“Numerous researchers and investigators argue that these poor outcomes arise from a background of instability. Anyone taken out of their family home has, by definition, experienced a traumatic event and for many, it is simply one of many traumatic events.”

Accordingly, the Basic Income panel recommended a targeted basic income for former youth in care, equal to the market basket measure poverty line. The package of support for youth aging out of care was estimated to cost $120 to $190 million per annum in 2020; we have costed this at $250 million per annum to account for inflation over the past 6 years."

— Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Recognize Indigenous jurisdiction over child welfare, providing appropriate funding to support culturally rooted, distinction-based services and language revitalization." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Promote community-oriented, family-centred care where extended family plays a vital role, ensuring conditions for children to thrive." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Ensure funding and resources are available to families and community members of children of missing and murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to sustained, multi-year funding for culturally centred and Indigenous-led programming for Indigenous parents who are or have ever been placed in the child welfare system and/or in contact with the criminal justice system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement legislative changes requiring anyone using the title “Social Worker” to be registered with the BC College of Social Workers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to addressing Our Children Our Way Society’s 15 Calls for Justice for Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare, as released in their report Bringing Justice Home: Recommendations to Honour Our Lost & Missing Loved Ones" — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Mandate a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work and BC College of Social Workers registration for any MCFD employee conducting child protection work. A timeline will be provided to accommodate workforce adjustments." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a comprehensive oversight system for MCFD staff and senior leadership that addresses systemic failures rather than focusing on individual social workers." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Introduce legislation within the first 100 days to ban retailers from using consumers’ personal data to increase the price of goods for a specific consumer (‘surveillance pricing’), following the ‘Manitoba model’ led by Premier Kinew." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to ensure social media companies allow an easily accessible option to opt out of their algorithms - your feed, your choice." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Strengthen the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to make privacy, security, transparency and accountability mandatory, including requirements for privacy-impact assessments for use of AI, disclosure when AI is involved in decision-making, and opportunities to challenge or correct an AI-assisted decision." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Within the first 100 days of being elected, introduce legislation to implement a proportional representation system for the 2030 election." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Extend voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds, and introduce civics and voting education in schools." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a biennial citizens’ assembly, with topics selected by the Legislative Assembly. This assembly will ensure ongoing citizen participation in major policy discussions and decision-making." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Strengthen the role of Legislative Assembly Committees as an oversight function, with responsibilities for tracking whether recommendations from expert panels and oversight agencies are implemented." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Limit the use of non-disclosure agreements for routine government business and consultations." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement a ceiling on public servant salaries, so that no staff member can earn more than five times the lowest-paid staff member. This will be implemented over time, to ensure no employment contract laws are broken." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support libraries by increasing the provincial funding level from $14 million to $30 million per year." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Disband CRU-BC, the Critical Response Unit, a branch of the RCMP tasked with protecting industrial interests at the expense of public and Indigenous rights." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to increase funding and achieve parity with Atlantic Canada. We will review the governance model and long-term funding arrangements as part of this work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Build and maintain ships locally, to boost the local economy and provide good union work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase the number of vessels in the system to add contingency and reduce reliance on temporary fixes or route cancellations when mechanical problems arise." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Re-establish the 13 Ferry Advisory Committees, to ensure residents who use the ferries have their voices heard in planning decisions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Amend the legislation governing ICBC, to make clear that all reasonable costs relating to an accident should be covered." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make regional transit planning easier by working collaboratively with regional districts and First Nations on their priorities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement a Province-wide, wheelchair accessible, intercity network, with at least hourly service for 80% of British Columbia and at least daily service for every part of BC." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop a large-scale passenger rail strategy, in partnership with First Nations. This will focus on Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver, the Sea-to-Sky and the Fraser Valley." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"For a long time, rail was a key connection network across British Columbia. Being able to cover vast distances, keep trucks off the roads, and move large amounts of freight supports tourism, industry, and cross-community connection. The decision by CN Rail to end its lease of the rail corridor between Squamish and 100 Mile House provides an opportunity for the province to support interior communities by getting trains running again. The BC Rail Corridor Alliance is still waiting for a response from the province for support in an engineering feasibility assessment, economic study and operations funding." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide support to the BC Rail Corridor Alliance, including financial support for an engineering assessment, economic study, and operations funding." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protect the rail corridor for freight and passenger rail while opportunities for active transportation, recreation and tourism are evaluated." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Implement free, fast, frequent public transit. Our plan will prioritize doubling the number of buses on the roads within the first term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"We will approach free transit in a phased approach, starting with youth aged under 25 and seniors 65 and over. We will make transit free for all once infrastructure improvements are made, funding stabilizes, and fast, frequent transit is established." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"We will approach free transit in a phased approach, starting with youth aged under 25 and seniors 65 and over. We will make transit free for all once infrastructure improvements are made, funding stabilizes, and fast, frequent transit is established." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish an all-party Parliamentary Committee to develop a consensus-based, long-term transport and transit funding model that updates the funding model for both BC Transit and TransLink." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End the outsourcing of public transit delivery and ensure public transit workers are paid fair wages and have union opportunities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reverse the NDP’s proposed direct delivery of refreshment beverages, which opens the door to the privatization of BC Liquor’s distribution centres and related work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase annual funding for BC Parks and Recreation Sites and Trails BC by 50%, from $76 million to $114 million, to expand year-round access, improve maintenance and visitor services, and better manage growing use." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a $30 million annual Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Fund for five years to build and improve trails, campsites, day-use areas and other public recreation infrastructure across BC, working with First Nations, communities and local recreation organizations." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13