The leaders of the two major parties running in British Columbia’s election pitched business leaders with infrastructure commitments, including a new shipyard and promises of tax cuts.
NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson appeared at a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event on Tuesday along with Green Leader Emily Lowan to speak for 10 minutes each and then take pre-selected questions in advance of the Oct. 24 election.
Eby says his party would build a new shipyard in partnership with the federal government, so new B.C. ferries and other vessels, such as icebreakers, can be built in British Columbia. …