2026 BC election leaders debate: David Eby, Lorne Doerkson and Emily Lowan square off | FULL

The only scheduled leaders' debate ahead of the October 24 B.C. election took place on a Wednesday evening. BC NDP leader David Eby, BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan took part, with Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, as moderator. The full broadcast covers leadership, the economy, cost of living, housing, healthcare, Indigenous rights, public safety and governance.

• Debate between BC NDP, BC Conservative and BC Green leaders
• Moderated by Shachi Kurl of the Angus Reid Institute
• Topics include housing, healthcare, cost of living and public safety
• Source: Global News

It was the only scheduled leaders’ debate leading up to the B.C. election on Oct. 24, and it took place Wednesday evening. BC NDP leader David Eby, BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan squared off in the 2026 BC election leaders debate. Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, was the moderator. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/bc Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #GlobalNews 0:00 Introduction 0:32 Debate preamble 2:13 Leadership and election timing 11:21 Open debate on leadership 17:29 Economy and spending 28:11 Cost of living 37:43 Open debate on economy 43:38 Housing crisis 54:12 Healthcare crisis 1:09:05 Indigenous rights and DRIPA 1:19:20 Public safety and addiction 1:29:01 Governance and collaboration 1:35:38 Final cost of living debate 1:40:28 Closing statements 1:44:11 Post-debate analysis