BC Conservatives promise major regulatory changes to boost resource industries

The regulatory and tax landscape in B.C. could change significantly under a BC Conservative government, and resource industries would be among the biggest beneficiaries.

Recent polling shows the Conservative Party of BC virtually tied with the BC NDP ahead of the official start to the election campaign.

While the BC Conservatives had not released their full platform as of last week by press deadline, party leader John Rustad has been teasing it with major policy pledges made over the past few weeks.

He has promised to scrap B.C.’s carbon tax, streamline resource project permitting, open the door in B.C. to nuclear power, introduce reforms in forestry and repeal the

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