Dan WoodCentreBC

Candidate for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

In their own words

danwoodbc.ca — Dan Wood’s campaign website, opens in a new tab

Where they stand

Every candidate in this race is shown against the same 12 issues, in the same order, whether or not we’ve found something for each one. Why we do it this way.

Healthcare

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

Wood wants a family doctor or care team for everyone by 2031 and ER closure hours halved.

From an October 10, 2026 campaign update on talks with CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko
Wants a family doctor or care team for everyone who wants one by 2031
Would halve emergency room closure hours and publish wait times every quarter
Also prioritizes retaining front-line professionals and building long-term care where families live

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“A family doctor or care team for everyone who wants one by 2031, emergency room closure hours cut in half, and wait times published every quarter.”

Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026

Confidence:High

Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

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

'Fix the math, not the slogans': six-month rezonings, permits in eight weeks or fees refunded, halved charges on rental homes.

Rezonings in six months; permits in eight weeks or fees refunded.
Development charges halved on rental and below-market homes; BC Builds doubled to 20,000 homes on public land by 2031; renter's credit to $600.

“Fix the math, not the slogans. Rezonings in six months, permits in eight weeks or fees refunded. Development charges halved on rental and below-market homes. BC Builds doubled to 20,000 homes on public land by 2031. Renter's credit to $600.”

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Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026

Confidence:High

Wood backs CentreBC's six-month rezoning standard, eight-week permits, halved development charges on rentals and doubling BC Builds.

Top priority: homes that the people who work in the riding can afford
Platform: six-month standard for rezonings, eight weeks for permits, one set of rules
Cuts development charges in half on rental and below-market homes, doubles BC Builds on public land
Same issue as his danwoodbc.ca housing row; new verbatim statement, different source

“Our platform sets a six-month standard for rezonings and eight weeks for permits with one set of rules, cuts development charges in half on rental and below-market homes, and doubles BC Builds on public land. Every line is costed, unlike the other parties.”

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Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026

Confidence:High

Wood backs faster approvals, halved development charges on rental/below-market homes and 20,000 BC Builds homes.

From an October 10, 2026 campaign update on talks with CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko
Six-month standard for rezonings, eight weeks for building permits
Development charges cut in half on rental and below-market homes
Double BC Builds to 20,000 homes on public land; backs faster approvals, modular construction and BC mass timber

“We covered a lot of ground: homes that people who work here can afford, built faster, with a six-month standard for rezonings and eight weeks for building permits, development charges cut in half on rental and below-market homes, and BC Builds doubled to 20,000 homes on public land.”

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Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026

Confidence:High

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Cost of living

Can I afford groceries, hydro and insurance?

Would reverse the 2026 lowest-bracket tax increase, raise the renter's credit to $600, and add a refundable transit/ferry credit.

Reverse the 2026 increase to the lowest tax bracket on Jan 1, 2027.
Renter's credit to $600; every promise costed — $13.7B over four years, deficit falling every year.

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“Reverse the 2026 increase to the lowest tax bracket on 1 Jan 2027. A 15% refundable credit on transit passes and ferry fares. Renter's credit to $600. Every promise costed: $13.7B over four years, deficit falling every year.”

Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026

Confidence:High

Economy & jobs

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

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Education

Will my kids' schools be properly funded?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Environment & climate

Is the province protecting forests, water and climate?

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

Wood wants FireSmart funding restored to $40M a year in law plus a $75M flood and heat resilience fund.

From an October 10, 2026 campaign update on talks with CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko
Would restore FireSmart funding to $40 million a year, guaranteed in law for five years
Backs a $75 million annual flood and heat resilience fund for communities like Pemberton and Squamish

“FireSmart funding restored to $40 million a year and guaranteed in law for five years, with a $75 million annual flood and heat resilience fund so communities like Pemberton and Squamish can pay their share of dikes and draw down federal money.”

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Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026

Confidence:High

Wood would publish Woodfibre LNG compliance data and revisit conditions if flaring estimates were wrong; backs a $200M watershed fund.

Wants Environmental Assessment Office and BC Energy Regulator to publish Woodfibre compliance data, including actual flaring vs assessment estimates
"If the estimates were wrong, the conditions should be revisited, not the estimates"
Doubles the Watershed Security Fund to $200 million for local water and salmon projects
Same issue as his danwoodbc.ca environment-climate row, but a new verbatim statement from a different source

“If the estimates were wrong, the conditions should be revisited, not the estimates. On the water-taxi noise and wake issue, vessel operations are federal, but the Province can and should require the company to address them as a condition of the provincial certificate.”

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Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026

Confidence:High

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Public safety

Will repeat offenders stay off my street?

Wood commits to a published, single-agency highway closure protocol, public crash data by section, and targeted Sea-to-Sky safety work.

Three commitments: a published closure protocol with one agency accountable, real-time information and staged detours
Ministry crash data made public by section so residents see why one stretch is fixed before another
Targeted safety work on the known sections between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish, funded through the $15-billion transportation plan
New issue for Wood (no prior public-safety row)

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“Three commitments. A published closure protocol for the highway, with one agency accountable, real-time information and staged detours, so an eight-hour closure like July's never again leaves people without answers.”

Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026

Confidence:High

Transportation

Will the highways, ferries and transit keep up?

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

Wood commits to a funded regional bus from Lil'wat to Metro Vancouver, a 15% transit-service boost and a 15% commuter tax credit.

Achievable in one term: a funded regional bus service from Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver, with a Lions Bay stop
CentreBC platform: 15% increase in transit service by 2030, refundable 15% commuter credit on monthly passes, rebuilt intercity bus network from 2029
Would make the Sea-to-Sky corridor the first use of those tools; rail gets a proper study but buses first
Different source (candidate questionnaire) than his danwoodbc.ca website rows

“Achievable in one term: a funded regional bus service from Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver, with a Lions Bay stop. CentreBC's platform funds a 15 per cent increase in transit service by 2030, a refundable 15 per cent commuter credit on monthly passes, and a rebuilt intercity bus network from 2029.”

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Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026

Confidence:High

Wood backs a $15B transportation plan working toward regional transit from Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver.

From an October 10, 2026 campaign update on talks with CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko
Backs a $15 billion transportation plan
Working toward regional transit from Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver; also wants a reliable Highway 99

“And a $15 billion transportation plan that gives us the tools to work towards regional transit from Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver.”

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Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026

Confidence:High

Proposes regional transit from Vancouver to Pemberton, 15% more transit service by 2030, and a refundable transit/ferry credit.

Regional transit from Vancouver to Pemberton: pick a funding model with the communities, publish the numbers, order the buses.
15% more transit service by 2030; a 15% refundable credit on transit passes and BC Ferries fares.

“Regional transit from Vancouver to Pemberton: pick a funding model with the communities, publish the numbers, order the buses. 15% more transit service by 2030. A 15% refundable credit on transit passes and BC Ferries fares.”

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Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026

Confidence:High

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Mental health & addictions

How will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Seniors & long-term care

Can seniors age with dignity in BC?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Indigenous relations

How will the province work with Indigenous peoples?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Government & taxes

Is the province spending my money wisely?

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

Wood pitches CentreBC's fully costed platform: deficit shrinking every year, budget balanced in 2034, unlike the other parties.

Fiscal-credibility framing: fully costed platform, deficit shrinking every year, budget balanced in 2034
"That is not something the other parties can say, and in a province $13 billion in deficit it matters"
Mapped to government per the fiscal-credibility mapping rule
Same issue as his danwoodbc.ca government row; new verbatim statement, different source

“Our platform is fully costed, with the deficit shrinking every year and the budget balanced in 2034. That is not something the other parties can say, and in a province $13 billion in deficit it matters.”

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Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026

Confidence:High

Wood promises costed government that does the math, makes decisions and reports how it went.

From an October 10, 2026 campaign update on talks with CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko
Notes the CentreBC platform's commitments have published costs and projects a shrinking deficit and a balanced budget by 2034/35
Promises a government that does the math, makes decisions and reports results

“People in this riding are ready for a government that does the math, makes a decision and tells you how it went. That is what Elenore and I are offering, and it is what I will fight for in Victoria.”

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Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026

Confidence:High

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