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Kamloops Centre · British Columbia

5 candidates for 1 seat

Everyone is compared on the same 12 issues, in the same order. Candidates are listed alphabetically, and the order of issues is not a ranking. Each candidate's bio appears at the top, above the issues. How this works.

Bio

Annelise Beach

Annelise Beach is a social worker and healthcare professional who has spent the past decade in social services, including the last several years focused on mental health and substance use. She grew up in the rural northern BC community of Burns Lake and moved to Kamloops in 2013 to study social work at Thompson Rivers University.

Mike Wisla

Mike Wisla is a longtime teacher who serves as a Senior Labour Relations Officer – Occupational Health and Safety with the Health Sciences Association. Earlier in his career he worked in coal mining, pulp milling, tree planting and wildfire response, and spent eight years as a paramedic.

Peter Milobar Elected — unofficial result

Peter Milobar is the MLA for Kamloops Centre, first elected to the legislature in 2017, and previously served three terms as mayor of Kamloops (2008-2017), the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. He has served as the Conservative shadow cabinet critic for Finance and ran for the Conservative Party of BC leadership in 2026.

Rocky McAfee

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Healthcare

Will there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Wisla wants to recruit and retain more healthcare workers and make hospitals safer.

  • Wants to recruit and retain more healthcare workers and make hospitals safer.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“In healthcare, we need to continue to recruit and retain more workers, make hospitals safer,”

Source: BC NDP announces candidates for Penticton-Summerland and Kamloops · September 30, 2026

Confidence:High

Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Milobar commits to repealing the HPOA to keep health regulation independent of politics.

  • Asked by the HPOA candidate questionnaire (Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance): "Will you commit to repealing the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) and replacing it with legislation, built with the professions and the public, that keeps politics out of health care?"
  • Committed to repeal and replace the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA).
  • Wants health oversight kept independent and free from political interference.
“Yes. We support repealing the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) and working with the professions to keep their oversight independent and free from political interference.”

(a few sentences)

Source: HPOA and the 2026 BC Election | Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance · October 11, 2026

Confidence:High

Milobar proposes a regional on-call redundancy protocol to end rural ER closures.

  • Proposes a regional on-call redundancy protocol to address rural ER closures.
  • Cites simultaneous ER closures in Clearwater, Merritt, Lillooet and 100 Mile House.
“Address the rural emergency room closure crisis in the BC Interior by implementing my proposed regional on-call redundancy protocol.”

(several paragraphs)

Source: policy - Peter Milobar Leadership Campaign

Confidence:High

Milobar wants the Kamloops cath lab decided on clinical need, not government indifference.

  • Wants the Kamloops catheterization lab question resolved on clinical need and available private donor support.
“ensure the catheterization lab question for Kamloops is resolved based on clinical need and private donor support already available, not government indifference.”

(several paragraphs)

Source: policy - Peter Milobar Leadership Campaign

Confidence:High

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Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Cost of living

Can I afford groceries, hydro and insurance?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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Milobar said voters want government focused on affordability, cost of living, housing and care.

  • Said the public wants government focused on affordability, cost of living, housing and health care.
  • Blamed NDP policies for the state of those areas.
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“You always have to modernize with the times, but if you look at what public sentiment is, if you look at what people want the government to be focused on, it is affordability, it is cost of living, it is housing, it is health care,”

Source: B.C. Conservatives shift toward pocketbook issues after chaotic Findlay tenure · September 23, 2026

Confidence:High

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Calls himself progressive: high-wealth individuals and high-revenue corporations should pay their fair share.

  • Describes himself as progressive; believes high-wealth individuals and high-revenue corporations should pay their fair share
  • Says the consensus in Kamloops is government won't do the job — broken promises and ineffective legislation
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“Individually, I would say I'm progressive in my ideas. I believe high wealth individuals and highly wealthy, high revenue corporations should by paying their fair share. And where I differ from other progressives is I feel the consensus around Kamloops is the government is not going to do the job they are committed to do. There are consistent broken promises and ineffective legislation.”

Source: Contractor Proctor enters Kamloops Centre MLA race as independent — CFJC Today · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

Economy & jobs

Will BC's economy create good jobs where I live?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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PRE-WINDOW: Wisla says trade issues 'underlie everything' and backs diversifying the economy and expanding Buy B.C.

  • PRE-WINDOW: published 2026-10-23T00:24:19Z (Oct 22 20:24 EDT); verified never extracted in any prior run, baseline, or import.
  • From Kamloops This Week's 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4' series on the U.S. trade war (via europesays mirror).
  • Wisla, NDP candidate in Kamloops Centre, frames trade as underlying all current B.C. issues, citing tariff-driven price spikes (tire purchase anecdote).
  • Points to the NDP plan: diversify the economy, make the rural diversification and industrial funds permanent, expand the Buy B.C. program.
  • NEW ISSUE for Wisla (baseline has education, healthcare, mental-health-addictions).
  • Provenance note (PM browser pass): Kamloops This Week has ceased publishing; the 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE' series is CFJC Today's (cfjctoday.com, Michael Reeve) — europesays mirrors it. Series #1 (public safety, Oct 19), #2 (deficit, Oct 20), #3 (healthcare, Oct 21) URLs logged for a pre-results sweep.
Show their words & source (reported remarks)
“The U.S. and the trade issues underlie everything. So we have a plan, we have to diversify our economy.”

Source: CFJC Today: 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4 – How important is the U.S. Trade war to voters' (Michael Reeve) [canonical URL via PM browser pass; PRE-WINDOW] · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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Milobar calls the Interior resource economy the engine of BC's finances, not a legacy industry.

  • Treats the Interior's resource economy — forestry, mining, agriculture, natural gas — as the engine of provincial finances.
  • Supports timely good-faith permitting for Interior mining projects like Highland Valley Copper.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“Treat the Interior's resource economy, forestry, mining, agriculture, and natural gas, as the engine of BC's provincial finances, not a legacy industry to be managed into decline.”

Source: policy - Peter Milobar Leadership Campaign

Confidence:High

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

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PRE-WINDOW: Proctor says the U.S. isn't B.C.'s biggest issue; backs taxing huge corporations and the ultra-wealthy.

  • PRE-WINDOW: published 2026-10-23T00:24:19Z (Oct 22 20:24 EDT); verified never extracted in any prior run, baseline, or import.
  • From Kamloops This Week's 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4' series on the U.S. trade war (via europesays mirror).
  • Proctor, Independent candidate in Kamloops Centre, says the U.S. is not the biggest issue for B.C. voters.
  • Argues huge U.S. corporations take advantage of B.C. resources; politicians should stand up to the U.S. and create opportunities for British Columbians to build businesses and jobs.
  • Backs taxing huge corporations and the ultra-wealthy to push the U.S. out and create independent jobs.
  • FIRST ROW EVER for Proctor (zero baseline rows, zero prior-run rows).
  • Provenance note (PM browser pass): Kamloops This Week has ceased publishing; the 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE' series is CFJC Today's (cfjctoday.com, Michael Reeve) — europesays mirrors it. Series #1 (public safety, Oct 19), #2 (deficit, Oct 20), #3 (healthcare, Oct 21) URLs logged for a pre-results sweep.
Show their words & source (reported remarks)
“the tax on huge corporations and the ultra-wealthy... bring opportunities for everyday British Columbians to create businesses, create just independent jobs”

Source: CFJC Today: 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4 – How important is the U.S. Trade war to voters' (Michael Reeve) [canonical URL via PM browser pass; PRE-WINDOW] · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

Education

Will my kids' schools be properly funded?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Wisla says past education cuts show what happens without investing in public services.

  • Says he lived through past cuts to education and saw what happens without investment in public services.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I’ve lived through the cuts to education under previous governments, and I saw firsthand what happens when we don’t invest in our public services,”

Source: BC NDP announces candidates for Penticton-Summerland and Kamloops · September 30, 2026

Confidence:High

Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Environment & climate

Is the province protecting forests, water and climate?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Thaelo Proctor Independent

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Public safety

Will repeat offenders stay off my street?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Transportation

Will the highways, ferries and transit keep up?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Mental health & addictions

How will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Wisla wants people facing homelessness and addiction to get the care they need.

  • Wants people struggling with homelessness and addiction to have access to the care they need.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“give people struggling with homelessness and addiction access to the care they need.”

Source: BC NDP announces candidates for Penticton-Summerland and Kamloops · September 30, 2026

Confidence:High

Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Seniors & long-term care

Can seniors age with dignity in BC?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Indigenous relations

How will the province work with Indigenous peoples?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Government & taxes

Is the province spending my money wisely?

Annelise Beach BC Green Party

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This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

PRE-WINDOW: Beach says the snap election was called so Eby could hold power longer, costing the province millions.

  • PRE-WINDOW: published 2026-10-23T00:24:19Z (Oct 22 20:24 EDT); verified never extracted in any prior run, baseline, or import.
  • From Kamloops This Week's 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4' series on the U.S. trade war (via europesays mirror).
  • Beach, Green candidate in Kamloops Centre, rejects the trade war as the real reason for the snap election call.
  • Says hosting the election costs the province millions on top of the concurrent municipal election.
  • Same issue as her existing baseline government row ('part of the change'), but distinct substance and source — proposed as additional row.
  • Provenance note (PM browser pass): Kamloops This Week has ceased publishing; the 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE' series is CFJC Today's (cfjctoday.com, Michael Reeve) — europesays mirrors it. Series #1 (public safety, Oct 19), #2 (deficit, Oct 20), #3 (healthcare, Oct 21) URLs logged for a pre-results sweep.
“the snap election was called so he (David Eby) could hold onto power for a longer amount of time”

(reported remarks)

Source: CFJC Today: 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4 – How important is the U.S. Trade war to voters' (Michael Reeve) [canonical URL via PM browser pass; PRE-WINDOW] · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

Beach says she wants to be part of the change she wants to see.

  • Says she wants to be part of the change she wants to see.
“I want to be a part of the change I want to see.”

(one sentence)

Source: Annelise Beach - Kamloops Centre - BC Green Party

Confidence:High

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Mike Wisla BC NDP

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Peter Milobar Conservative PartyElected — unofficial result

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Milobar proposes Kamloops-style fiscal management: on-time infrastructure, taxes below inflation.

  • Wants to expand services, build infrastructure on time and on budget, and keep taxes below inflation.
  • Calls for cutting administrative waste and listening to frontline workers.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“Apply the Kamloops model of practical fiscal management to provincial governance: expand services, build infrastructure on time and on budget, keep taxes below inflation, doing more with the same dollars by listening to frontline workers and cutting administrative waste.”

Source: policy - Peter Milobar Leadership Campaign

Confidence:High

Rocky McAfee OneBC

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PRE-WINDOW: McAfee says OneBC focuses on Canada — provinces working together to 'keep Canada, Canada.'

  • PRE-WINDOW: published 2026-10-23T00:24:19Z (Oct 22 20:24 EDT); verified never extracted in any prior run, baseline, or import.
  • From Kamloops This Week's 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4' series on the U.S. trade war (via europesays mirror).
  • McAfee, OneBC candidate in Kamloops Centre, says the U.S. should not be blamed for issues caused by the federal government.
  • OneBC's focus is Canada-first: provinces working together; his focus is B.C. and Kamloops.
  • FIRST ROW EVER for McAfee (zero baseline rows, zero prior-run rows). Filed under government (intergovernmental/federal-relations framing); Andreas may prefer a different home.
  • Provenance note (PM browser pass): Kamloops This Week has ceased publishing; the 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE' series is CFJC Today's (cfjctoday.com, Michael Reeve) — europesays mirrors it. Series #1 (public safety, Oct 19), #2 (deficit, Oct 20), #3 (healthcare, Oct 21) URLs logged for a pre-results sweep.
Show their words & source (reported remarks)
“OneBC wants to focus on Canada and have all the provinces work together to keep Canada, Canada”

Source: CFJC Today: 'MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4 – How important is the U.S. Trade war to voters' (Michael Reeve) [canonical URL via PM browser pass; PRE-WINDOW] · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

Thaelo Proctor Independent

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Wants to pressure politicians to serve communities and talk to real working-class people, not just donors.

  • Press politicians to serve their communities and talk to real people, not just attend documented events
  • Find consensus and represent working-class people rather than being lobbied in private rooms
Show their words & source (reported remarks)
“put pressure on politicians to do more service in their communities and talk to real people, hear what they have to say, not just be around for the big events that are being documented. Not just be around in the private rooms when they are being lobbied, but talking to real working-class people and hearing what they have to say, doing their best to find consensus and represent them.”

Source: Contractor Proctor enters Kamloops Centre MLA race as independent — CFJC Today · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

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