| Bio | No bio on record. Know something? | Gavin Dew is the MLA for Kelowna-Mission, first elected in 2024. A business leader and entrepreneur, he has worked on public policy with industry associations and chambers of commerce, and writes The DEW Line newsletter on provincial issues. | No bio on record. Know something? | Saoirse MacKinnon is an environmental geoscientist, science educator and university administrator who has called Kelowna home for most of the past two decades. She holds a Master of Science in Environmental Geosciences from the University of Victoria and serves as Department and Lab Program Manager for the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at UBC Okanagan. |
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| HealthcareWill there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it? | Nordine says the HPOA must be repealed, calling Bill 36 rammed through without debate. - 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?"
- Says the Health Professions and Occupations Act must be repealed.
- Says Bill 36 was rammed through after legislative debate was shut down by closure.
Show their words & sourceHide (several paragraphs)“The Health Professionals and Occupations Act must be repealed. Bill 36 was rammed through after legislative debate was shut down by closure.” Source: HPOA and the 2026 BC Election | Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance · October 7, 2026 Confidence:High | This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source. Dew demands stable leadership, retention strategies and accountability at Interior Health. - Wants stable leadership, real retention strategies and accountability for performance at Interior Health.
- Cites overwhelmed ERs, surgical backlogs and entrenched staffing shortages.
“Interior Health needs stable leadership, meaningful retention strategies, and real accountability for performance.” (several paragraphs) Source: 2025 IN REVIEW - Gavin Dew - The DEW Line · December 30, 2025 Confidence:High Dew said the KGH pediatric closure shows NDP mismanagement is driving away health professionals. - Called the six-week pediatric unit closure at Kelowna General Hospital deeply troubling.
- Blames NDP mismanagement for driving away frontline professionals.
“As a Kelowna parent, I find it deeply troubling that pediatric care is being reduced in one of the province’s fastest-growing regions. Even as the NDP run victory laps on health recruitment, mismanagement is driving away frontline professionals.” (a few sentences) Source: Kelowna Conservative MLAs Demand Action Following Pediatric Closure at Kelowna General Hospital · May 29, 2025 Confidence:High Dew commits Conservatives to opening 33,000 unused sq ft at Kelowna General Hospital. - Conservatives committed to opening the 33,000 unused square feet of space at Kelowna General Hospital.
- Distinct commitment from his Oct 23 AM row, which was a reaction to Eby's $30M pledge — this is a Conservative pledge in its own right, same issue, different source.
“Conservatives are very committed to getting the 33,000 unused square feet of space at Kelowna General Hospital opened” (reported remarks) Source: Global News (Okanagan): Kelowna-area candidates make final push before election day (via republisher mirror) · October 23, 2026 Confidence:High PRE-WINDOW: Dew calls Eby's $30M KGH sixth-floor pledge 'a step in the right direction' for patients, families and caregivers. - PRE-WINDOW (2026-10-20): verified never extracted — Castanet is policy-blocked for text fetch; surfaced only via live browser
- Responding to Eby's $30M pledge to complete Kelowna General Hospital's sixth floor (33,000 sq ft sat unfinished for a decade, per article)
- Also attacked the pledge as a last-minute promise made out of desperation; this row carries his on-the-record welcome of it
“Bottom line, this is a step in the right direction to make things better for patients, families, and all of the amazing folks who provide care at KGH.” (reported remarks) Source: Castanet: 'BC Conservative reacts to Eby's $30M pledge for Kelowna hospital funding' · October 20, 2026 Confidence:High Think we’ve got this wrong? | Rycroft pledges to strengthen healthcare and warns against Conservative health cuts. - Wants to strengthen healthcare; warns Conservative cuts threaten health and education.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)“We need to build B.C. strong by creating good jobs, strengthening healthcare and protecting people from rising costs. We can’t afford Conservative cuts to healthcare and education or plans that would drive up costs for families when people need stability most.” Source: More BC NDP candidates ready to stand up for their communities · October 12, 2026 Confidence:High | |
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| HousingWill I be able to afford to live here? | | Dew opposes blunt Victoria-imposed short-term rental rules; wants local flexibility for Kelowna. - Says blunt, one-size-fits-all short-term rental rules from Victoria ignore tourism-driven communities like Kelowna.
- Wants smart regulation with local flexibility and genuine consultation.
Show their words & sourceHide (several paragraphs)“Housing affordability remains a defining challenge, and short-term rental policy has been a particular point of contention. I’ve been clear that blunt, one-size-fits-all rules imposed from Victoria ignore the realities of tourism-driven communities like Kelowna.” Source: 2025 IN REVIEW - Gavin Dew - The DEW Line · December 30, 2025 Confidence:High | | |
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| Cost of livingCan I afford groceries, hydro and insurance? | | Dew attacked the NDP record on deficits, jobs, healthcare and a cost of living 'crushing people'. - Attacked the NDP record: $13.8B deficit, worst private-sector job creation, crumbling healthcare, street crisis, crushing cost of living.
Show their words & sourceHide (reported remarks)“British Columbians will judge him on his record: a deficit of $13.8-billion and growing, the worst private sector job creation in Canada, a health care system that’s crumbling, a crisis on our streets, and cost of living that is crushing people,” Source: ‘Eby’s top priority in snap election is self-preservation’: Local BC Conservative | Kelowna’s 103-1 Beach Radio · September 23, 2026 Confidence:High | Rycroft wants to protect people from rising costs and plans that raise family costs. - Wants to protect people from rising costs and plans that would drive up family costs.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)“We need to build B.C. strong by creating good jobs, strengthening healthcare and protecting people from rising costs. We can’t afford Conservative cuts to healthcare and education or plans that would drive up costs for families when people need stability most.” Source: More BC NDP candidates ready to stand up for their communities · October 12, 2026 Confidence:High | |
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| Economy & jobsWill BC's economy create good jobs where I live? | | Dew wants a competitiveness agenda and policies backing people who create paycheques. - Calls for a serious competitiveness agenda, investment certainty, and pro-growth policies.
- Cites Kelowna's 11% unemployment (Nov 2025) and 16,200 people looking for work.
Show their words & sourceHide (several paragraphs)“Underlying all of these issues is the question of jobs and economic growth. Families in the Okanagan are feeling the pressure of higher costs, slower growth, and fewer opportunities. When Kelowna has thousands of people looking for work and businesses are nervous about what comes next, it should be a wake-up call for Victoria: we need a serious competitiveness agenda, investment certainty, and policies that back the people who actually create powerful paycheques.” Source: 2025 IN REVIEW - Gavin Dew - The DEW Line · December 30, 2025 Confidence:High | Rycroft is running to create good jobs and protect people from rising costs. - Wants to build B.C. strong by creating good jobs and protecting people from rising costs.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)“We need to build B.C. strong by creating good jobs, strengthening healthcare and protecting people from rising costs. We can’t afford Conservative cuts to healthcare and education or plans that would drive up costs for families when people need stability most.” Source: More BC NDP candidates ready to stand up for their communities · October 12, 2026 Confidence:High | |
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| EducationWill my kids' schools be properly funded? | | | Rycroft warns against Conservative cuts to education. - Warns against Conservative cuts to education.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)“We need to build B.C. strong by creating good jobs, strengthening healthcare and protecting people from rising costs. We can’t afford Conservative cuts to healthcare and education or plans that would drive up costs for families when people need stability most.” Source: More BC NDP candidates ready to stand up for their communities · October 12, 2026 Confidence:High | |
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| Environment & climateIs the province protecting forests, water and climate? | | | | MacKinnon is running to advocate for a more sustainable and inclusive future. - Running to advocate for a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Show their words & sourceHide (one sentence)“I believe in a more sustainable and inclusive future for our amazing city and province.” Source: Saoirse MacKinnon - Kelowna-Mission - BC Green Party Confidence:High |
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| Public safetyWill repeat offenders stay off my street? | | Dew raised concerns about repeat offenders, court delays and uncoordinated crime policy in Kelowna. - Raised concerns about repeat offenders, court delays, and poor coordination between housing, mental health and policing policy.
- Says compassion and safety are not competing values.
Show their words & sourceHide (several paragraphs)“Residents are rightly worried about crime, disorder, and the erosion of confidence in their own neighbourhoods. Throughout the year, I raised concerns about repeat offenders, court delays, and the lack of coordination between housing, mental health, and policing policy. Compassion and safety aren’t competing values. When government pretends they are, it fails at both.” Source: 2025 IN REVIEW - Gavin Dew - The DEW Line · December 30, 2025 Confidence:High | | |
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| TransportationWill the highways, ferries and transit keep up? | | | | |
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| Mental health & addictionsHow will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis? | | | | |
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| Seniors & long-term careCan seniors age with dignity in BC? | | | | |
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| Indigenous relationsHow will the province work with Indigenous peoples? | | | | |
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| Government & taxesIs the province spending my money wisely? | | | | PRE-WINDOW: MacKinnon commits she and the BC Greens would respect Charter rights and never use the notwithstanding clause. - Answered a voter's question on the notwithstanding clause: she and the BC Greens commit to respecting Charter rights and never using it
- Said the clause is a powerful tool that would never be used to suppress the safety, rights and lives of citizens
Show their words & sourceHide (reported remarks)“Yes, if elected, myself and the BC Greens commit to respecting charter rights and not using the notwithstanding clause. The use of the notwithstanding clause is a very powerful tool that would never be used to suppress the safety, rights and lives of citizens in BC. The BC Green Party is firm on social justice for all.” Source: Why I'm Voting Green for the First Time (Substack — candidate's direct answer to a voter, quoted verbatim) · October 18, 2026 Confidence:High |
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