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Eby Rejects Snap Election, Promises Sales-Tax Pause

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC · How we work

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Premier David Eby declined to call a snap provincial election.
Union of B.C. Municipalities delegates urged him to wait until after Oct. 17 municipal elections.
Eby pledged to pause the sales-tax expansion and build ferries domestically.
He also promised a forestry-sector stabilization team and a “bridge to retirement” for forest communities.
Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay will not step aside, seeks Sept. 26 Abbotsford-Mission win while police interview former MLAs over alleged inducements.

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Premier David Eby declined to call a snap provincial election.
Union of B.C. Municipalities delegates urged him to wait until after Oct. 17 municipal elections.
Eby pledged to pause the sales-tax expansion and build ferries domestically.
He also promised a forestry-sector stabilization team and a “bridge to retirement” for forest communities.
Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay will not step aside, seeks Sept. 26 Abbotsford-Mission win while police interview former MLAs over alleged inducements.