The premier promised changes to health and addiction care, police protection for downtown cores and a review to the 911 emergency call system.
Premier David Eby kicked off the provincial general election campaign Sept. 19 before the writ drops in promising improved resources for health and addiction care, police protection for downtown cores and a review to the 911 emergency call system.
Several times, Eby took aim at the Conservative Party of BC, the challengers to form government after BC United under Leader Kevin Falcon suspended his party's election campaign. “We've got to be hiring those health care workers, not firing them — not cutting health care budgets, building those hospitals, not closing them,” Eby said.
The system is the first point of contact for 911 in B.C.’s 25 regional districts, handling over two million 911 calls a year. “We’ve added more housing per capital than any other province in the past seven years,” Eby said. “While rents in Canada are going up, rents in B.C. are down — finally.”
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