THE BC Conservatives pointed out on Saturday that two years ago today, David Eby stood in Surrey and promised BC families $1,000 a year to help with groceries. Today, he’s asking those same families to trust him again, in an election he called two years early.
“David Eby isn’t running on his record. He’s running away from it,” said Peter Milobar, Conservative Party of BC candidate for Kamloops Centre. “He promised moms and dads help with the grocery bill, then scrapped it four months after the votes were counted. Now he’s called a snap election hoping families forget.”
Eby’s 2024 platform promised:
- $1,000 a year grocery rebate for families. It was scrapped in February 2025, just four months after the election.
- A middle-class tax cut. Budget 2026 raised taxes on the lowest bracket instead, and froze bracket indexing until 2030.
- $500 million for new child care spaces. The New Spaces Fund was paused in February 2026.
- A family doctor for everyone who wants one by the end of 2025. As of September 2026, 323,000 British Columbians were registered with the Health Connect Registry seeking primary care and 1.4 million people remain unattached.
“These are serious times, and families need strong leadership, not a premier who treats promises like campaign props,” said Milobar. “Eby broke his word on the things that matter most to families, and now he wants a fresh mandate before the bill comes due. BC deserves better.”
