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Conservatives win 64 seats as BC launches finance review

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC · How we work

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Conservative Party won 64 seats in British Columbia, beating NDP’s 27 and Greens’ two.
Interim premier Lorne Doerkson announced an independent review of B.C.’s finances because of a $14-billion deficit.
Doerkson plans to repeal B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet provincial premiers at a First Nations-focused gathering to seek funding before the Nov. 5 budget.

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Conservative Party won 64 seats in British Columbia, beating NDP’s 27 and Greens’ two.
Interim premier Lorne Doerkson announced an independent review of B.C.’s finances because of a $14-billion deficit.
Doerkson plans to repeal B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet provincial premiers at a First Nations-focused gathering to seek funding before the Nov. 5 budget.