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B.C. Conservatives return to Surrey for a second day of provincial campaigning
Interim leader Lorne Doerkson is expected to announce a policy in Surrey, a key battleground where 10 of the province’s 93 ridings are being contested.
The B.C. Conservatives will spend a second consecutive day campaigning in Surrey, a key battleground in the provincial election. The party says interim leader Lorne Doerkson will be in the city to make a policy announcement, a day after the Conservatives announced business promises that include eliminating the PST on some equipment.
Surrey is British Columbia’s second-largest municipality and contains 10 of the 93 ridings being contested when voters go to the polls on Oct. 24. The region was in the election spotlight in 2024, when Garry Begg won Surrey-Guildford by just 22 votes, giving the NDP a one-seat majority in the legislature.
NDP Leader David Eby was in Surrey on Wednesday to announce promises that included loans of up to $1 million for small and medium-sized businesses affected by tariffs. The Conservatives won six of Surrey’s 10 seats in 2024. One of those legislators, Elenore Sturko, is now on the ballot as leader of the rival CentreBC party.