Opinion: What do B.C. voters want from this election? Much-needed tax relief

To all the politicians trying to win votes on doorsteps and in community centres this fall, taxpayers’ priorities could not be clearer: Lower taxes, less wasteful spending and more accountable government.

British Columbians are struggling and we deserve relief. Right now, about one in five British Columbians are struggling with food insecurity, according to Food Banks Canada. Even worse, more than 11,300 people in our province are experiencing homelessness, according to the government’s own statistics.

A family making $100,000 per year in Vancouver will pay more than $90,000 this year in taxes, utility fees and housing costs, according to intercity cost comparisons included in Saskatchewan’s last provincial budget. That

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