The B.C. Liberal Record- Cut income taxes to the lowest level in all of Canada for everyone earning up to $111,000.
- Introduced a 5 per cent income tax cut retroactive to the beginning of 2008 – putting more money back in the pockets of B.C. families.
- Eliminated provincial income tax completely for nearly 250,000 British Columbians.
- Nearly doubled the number of child care spaces receiving operating funding to 87,000.
- Created the Rental Assistance Program, which provides an average of $350 a month to low-income families to help with housing costs.
- Creating more than 15,900 units of subsidized housing.
- B.C.'s strong economy has created more than 425,000 new jobs since 2001.
The NDP Record
- The NDP government raised B.C.'s income tax rates to the highest in North America.
- Carole James and the NDP have voted against every one of the 100 tax cuts introduced by the B.C. Liberal government.
- The NDP even want to implement a "death tax" that would rob families of inherited assets.
- Under the NDP, B.C. had the highest unemployment rate of all Western provinces from 1991-2000.
- Carole James and the NDP openly oppose providing rental assistance to low-income families.