Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad speaks to the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad promised a Victoria business audience"common-sense" solutions including far-ranging tax cuts while saving his sharpest criticisms of Premier David Eby's government until the very end.Rustad's appearance before the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Wednesday came almost two weeks after Falcon had addressed the same group. While Falcon questioned the quality of Conservative candidates, Rustad never mentioned B.C. United.
Rustad promised his government would improve B.C.'s productivity and attractiveness to investors by cutting permitting times and corporate taxes.He also pointed to European mixtures of public and private health care as models worth emulating while comparing B.C.'s system to North Korea's.
"So I think you need to be innovative with childcare," he said."Particularly, we need to empower the private sector." He said his government would end both the safe supply and decriminalization programs. He blamed decriminalization for declining public safety across B.C., which has hurt businesses. He also promised additional investments to help individuals dealing with the related addictions and homelessness, but also raised the possibility of"involuntary recovery": stopping individuals dealing with addictions from returning to the streets.
Rustad also said B.C. should seek the same powers as Quebec when it comes to controlling immigration to help fill labour gaps. He also reiterated his promise to eliminate the carbon tax.He also repeated familiar calls for B.C. to lessen its dependence on food imports and said British Columbians need to have a"serious" discussion about adding nuclear power to B.C.'s energy mix.
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