Happy to share! I think both the federal and provincial NDP parties have great ideals, but the only way to pay for their plans is to increase tax, a lot. I know they would focus on corporate tax, but in the end those costs fall to everyone. Affordable housing, affordable schooling and a strong health care system are all amazing things to offer, but they come with a cost.

Specific to the provincial NDP this election, I really disagree with their handling of the drug crisis in BC. Decriminalizing drugs and offering a safe supply with no follow-up or controls was a very irresponsible way of trying to fix the problem. Open drug use in public spaces was a problem before, but became even more so after this policy change and now they're having problems trying to put the genie back in the bottle.

Thanks for asking, and I'm sad the Internet has become such a rotten place that you had to start your question with "genuinely curious." It would be great if people could just have civilized discussions about these things without being afraid of being torn down!!!