Kelsey PringleConservative Party

Candidate for Nanaimo-Lantzville

In their own words

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Where they stand

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Healthcare

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

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

Backs a cardiac cath lab at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, more family doctors, and shorter wait times.

Wants a cardiac cath lab at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Calls for more family doctors
Wants shorter waits for care

“A cardiac cath lab at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, more family doctors, and shorter waits for the care you need.”

(one sentence)

Source: Kelsey Pringle — campaign website

Confidence:High

Committed to repealing and replacing the HPOA to keep professional oversight free of political interference.

PRE-WINDOW: response dated 2026-10-11 on the tracker; verified absent from all BC baseline files, all prior run JSONs, and all prior imports — never extracted before.
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 repealing and replacing the Health Professions and Occupations Act
Says professional oversight should stay 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.”

(one sentence)

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

Confidence:High

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Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Wants homes built faster by cutting delays and costs so families and seniors can afford to stay.

Wants to cut delays and costs to get homes built faster
Focuses on young families and seniors being able to afford to stay in the community

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“Get homes built faster by cutting delays and costs, so young families and seniors can afford to stay here.”

Source: Kelsey Pringle — campaign website

Confidence:High

Cost of living

Can I afford groceries, hydro and insurance?

Wants lower taxes and less government waste so families and seniors keep more of what they earn.

Calls for lower taxes
Calls for less government waste

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“Lower taxes and less government waste, so families and seniors keep more of what they earn.”

Source: Kelsey Pringle — campaign website

Confidence:High

Economy & jobs

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

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

Wants less red tape and real support for local businesses and workers.

Calls for less red tape for local businesses
Wants real support for local workers

“Less red tape and real support for the local businesses and workers who keep our community running.”

(one sentence)

Source: Kelsey Pringle — campaign website

Confidence:High

Says taxes raised ~40 times since 2017 plus PST are unsustainable for small businesses.

Argues taxes raised some 40 times since 2017 plus PST make the system unsustainable
Says 'taxing ourselves to prosperity' is not working for small businesses

“We need to look at why our workforce is unemployed. We need to look at small businesses and how we help them. I'm a small business owner myself, my husband and I, and we work with small businesses across British Columbia, and taxes have been raised, it was something like 40 times since 2017, plus PST. This is unsustainable. This idea of taxing ourselves to prosperity is not working for small businesses.”

(reported remarks)

Source: Economy and jobs the focus at Nanaimo provincial candidate forum — The Lounge 99.9 · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High

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Education

Will my kids' schools be properly funded?

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Environment & climate

Is the province protecting forests, water and climate?

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Public safety

Will repeat offenders stay off my street?

Wants people moved off streets into treatment and care, and safe downtowns and parks for everyone.

Wants to get people off the streets and into treatment and care
Wants downtowns and parks safe for everyone

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“Get people off the streets and into treatment and care, and make downtowns and parks safe for everyone again.”

Source: Kelsey Pringle — campaign website

Confidence:High

Transportation

Will the highways, ferries and transit keep up?

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Mental health & addictions

How will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis?

Wants to end the decriminalization experiment and focus on treatment and recovery.

Calls the decriminalization experiment a failure
Wants focus on treatment and recovery rather than just managing addiction

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“End the failed decriminalization experiment and focus on treatment and recovery, not just managing addiction.”

Source: Kelsey Pringle — campaign website

Confidence:High

Seniors & long-term care

Can seniors age with dignity in BC?

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Indigenous relations

How will the province work with Indigenous peoples?

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Government & taxes

Is the province spending my money wisely?

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