Rustad unveils tax breaks for renters and mortgaged homeowners, questioned about video where he talks about vaccines
Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad kicked off the first full week of campaigning Monday with a promise to improve housing affordability, but also found himself answering questions about a video in which he questioned the effectiveness and purpose of COVID-19 vaccination.
"On top of the carbon tax, this is one of the most significant tax reliefs that British Columbia has ever given, and certainly the largest tax relief that has ever been given to people who are renting homes, or who are paying their mortgages." "So this would cover pretty much everybody in the province," he said."There will be a means-test that we will look at for people who are at the high-end of income.
"But the biggest thing we are going to need to do, we need to get our economy going," he said."We need to get forestry back on its feet, we need to get mining open, we need to make sure that small business can be successful in this province, we need to see high-tech invest in this province." "I had three shots of the vaccine, I wish I hadn't quite frankly," he said in the video dated July 23, 2024. " one of the things that's changed in my thinking — the so-called vaccine, the COVID mRNA shots.
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