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West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · British Columbia
4 candidates for 1 seat
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| Issue | Ayla Dumais Conservative PartyNo website or social media listed | Dan Wood CentreBCdanwoodbc.ca — Dan Wood’s campaign website, opens in a new tab↗ | Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial resultNo website or social media listed | Michelle Livaja BC NDPNo website or social media listed |
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| Bio | Ayla Dumais was raised in Squamish and is a proud member of Prophet River First Nation. She is a Policy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor in the federal Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, where her files have included Indigenous relations, property rights, natural resources, the environment, economic development and youth. She previously worked in community relations with Woodfibre LNG in Squamish. She is the Conservative candidate for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky. | Dan Wood works in affordable housing development and is a housing and real-estate professional and small-business founder. He holds a UBC BA in Political Science and Economics and an MA in Asia Pacific Policy, and has worked on housing with a provincial Crown organization. A West Vancouver resident since 2023, he is the CentreBC candidate for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky and CentreBC's communications chair. | Jeremy Valeriote was elected MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in 2024, becoming the first BC Green elected on the BC mainland. With a background in environmental consulting and local government, he previously served as a Councillor for the Town of Gibsons. He holds an engineering degree and a Master's in leadership studies from Royal Roads University. | Michelle Livaja believes in fighting for people. Born and raised in the lower mainland, she has spent the last 26 years as a homeowner on Bowen Island. Her leadership experience includes serving on the executive council of her union, as a delegate to the local Labour Council, and as a board member of the Metro Vancouver Alliance. She currently works in the Minister's Office at the Ministry of Infrastructure, following four years supporting the community through the COVID-19 pandemic as a constituency assistant in North Vancouver-Lonsdale. |
| HealthcareWill there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it? | Says over a million British Columbians have no family doctor; would fund front lines and speed credential recognition.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“Over a million British Columbians have no family doctor and ERs closed 2,400 times in two years. We'll focus funding on the front lines, train, hire and retain more doctors and nurses, and speed credential recognition to ensure care when you need it.” Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High | Wood wants a family doctor or care team for everyone by 2031 and ER closure hours halved.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“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 | This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source. Would put a team-based Community Health Centre in every riding, centralize surgical referrals, and add earlier dementia screening.
“We will establish a team-based Community Health Centre in every riding, centralize surgical referrals to improve access, strengthen nurse staffing, and introduce earlier dementia screening with a clear care pathway for patients and families.” (a page or more) Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High Pledges to tackle healthcare needs.
“Building stronger communities means tackling affordability, transportation, healthcare, and our future together.” (one sentence) Source: Jeremy Valeriote - West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - BC Green Party Confidence:High | Would recruit more health workers from the US, cut surgical waits and add scanners — paid for by asking the top 4% to pay more.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“We've got a plan to keep strengthening healthcare - recruiting more healthcare workers from the US, cutting wait times for surgical care, adding more MRIs and CT scanners - and we'll pay for it by asking the top 4% of people to pay a little bit more.” Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High |
| HousingWill I be able to afford to live here? | Would cut housing costs by simplifying building and energy step codes and red tape; trusts local governments over 'Victoria knows best.'
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“We’d start by reducing costs: simplifying the building and energy step codes, cutting red tape and opposing Eby’s PST expansion. We can do it while trusting local governments to know their communities, unlike the NDP’s "Victoria knows best" approach.” Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High | 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.
“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.” (a page or more) 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.
“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.” (a page or more) 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.
“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.” (a page or more) Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026 Confidence:High | Would stop rent hikes between tenants, build 26,000 permanently affordable non-market homes a year, and expand rental assistance.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“We will stop rent hikes between tenants, build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable non-market homes a year, speed up housing construction, and expand rental assistance so more people can afford a home in their community.” Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High | Says the NDP is fighting speculators, taxing empty condos and building homes — and housing costs are falling fastest in Canada.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“We're fighting speculators, taxing empty condos and building more homes, and you can see the results - housing costs coming down, faster than elsewhere in Canada. The Conservatives would cut our housing plan and set us back.” Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High |
| Cost of livingCan I afford groceries, hydro and insurance? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Would reverse the 2026 lowest-bracket tax increase, raise the renter's credit to $600, and add a refundable transit/ferry credit.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“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 | Pledges to tackle the Sea-to-Sky affordability crisis.
Show their words & sourceHide (one sentence)“Building stronger communities means tackling affordability, transportation, healthcare, and our future together.” Source: Jeremy Valeriote - West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - BC Green Party Confidence:High | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| Economy & jobsWill BC's economy create good jobs where I live? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| EducationWill my kids' schools be properly funded? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| Environment & climateIs the province protecting forests, water and climate? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | 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.
“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.” (a page or more) 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.
“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.” (a page or more) Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026 Confidence:High | This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source. Valeriote pitches himself as the only West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidate on record against Woodfibre LNG's planned expansion.
“I'm the only candidate who is on record fighting against Woodfibre LNG's intention to triple its expansion. As the only candidate in the riding against fossil fuel expansion, I am the right person for the job to put environmental issues that I'm dedicated to, on the government's agenda to solve.” (a page or more) Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Jeremy Valeriote (questionnaire) · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High Defends protected farmland in West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky.
“I've spent the last two years standing up for the priorities of the people of West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky that the government too often ignores, including regional transit, passenger rail, highway safety, and protected farmland. I'm deeply committed to continuing this work for another term.” (reported remarks) Source: Valeriote seeks re-election in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - The Squamish Reporter · September 25, 2026 Confidence:High Would end fossil fuel expansion and subsidies, and reform oil and gas royalties to raise an estimated $3B more in 2027/28.
“We will end fossil fuel expansion and subsidies and adopt a climate plan with enforceable targets. We'll reform oil and gas royalties to collect 50% of net profits after production costs, raising an estimated $3 billion more in 2027/28.” (a page or more) Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| Public safetyWill repeat offenders stay off my street? | Would end 'safe supply,' move people with severe addiction or mental illness into compassionate care, and keep violent reoffenders in jail.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“End the NDP’s failed "safe supply" experiment and move people with severe addiction or mental illness off the street into compassionate care. We’ll keep violent reoffenders in jail, hire more police and fund Crown prosecutors to end street disorder.” Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High | Wood commits to a published, single-agency highway closure protocol, public crash data by section, and targeted Sea-to-Sky safety work.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“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 | Valeriote commits to better RCMP/ICARS/DriveBC coordination and emergency support for drivers stranded in long Highway 99 closures.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“I have been fighting for better communication between the local RCMP detachment, ICARS (crash investigation team), DriveBC, Miller Capilano and drivers, and emergency support for people in distress who are stuck on the highway during these long closures that have become way too frequent lately.” Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Jeremy Valeriote (questionnaire) · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| TransportationWill the highways, ferries and transit keep up? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source. 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.” (a page or more) Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High Wood backs a $15B transportation plan working toward regional transit from Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver.
“And a $15 billion transportation plan that gives us the tools to work towards regional transit from Líl̓wat Nation to Metro Vancouver.” (a page or more) Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026 Confidence:High 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'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.” (a page or more) Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026 Confidence:High | This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source. Pledges to tackle regional transportation gaps.
“Building stronger communities means tackling affordability, transportation, healthcare, and our future together.” (one sentence) Source: Jeremy Valeriote - West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - BC Green Party Confidence:High Champions regional transit, passenger rail and highway safety for the Sea-to-Sky corridor.
“I've spent the last two years standing up for the priorities of the people of West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky that the government too often ignores, including regional transit, passenger rail, highway safety, and protected farmland. I'm deeply committed to continuing this work for another term.” (reported remarks) Source: Valeriote seeks re-election in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - The Squamish Reporter · September 25, 2026 Confidence:High Valeriote says hourly Highway 99 transit buses within one to two years are achievable; priority is hourly buses Mount Currie–Vancouver.
“Given the progress, it's reasonable to expect hourly transit buses on Highway 99 within the next one-two years. If I am re-elected, I will continue to push hard for this to be done.” (a page or more) Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Jeremy Valeriote (questionnaire) · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High | Backs Sea to Sky regional transit; calls the transit committee–province MOU a big step and says funding it is the next job.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)“Regional public transit in the Sea to Sky region is important and needed - and the MOU signed last month between the Regional Transit Committee and the Province is a big step forward. Now we need to fund it in a way that works for people.” Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026 Confidence:High |
| Mental health & addictionsHow will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| Seniors & long-term careCan seniors age with dignity in BC? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| Indigenous relationsHow will the province work with Indigenous peoples? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
| Government & taxesIs the province spending my money wisely? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | 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.
“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.” (a page or more) 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.
“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.” (a page or more) Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026 Confidence:High | Condemns the snap election call as cynical and unnecessary.
Show their words & sourceHide (reported remarks)“This is an unnecessary election that undermines important municipal elections already underway, puts government work in the public interest on hold, and seeks only to capitalize on the Opposition's weakness rather than present a vision for the future of our province,” Source: Provincial Snap Election "Unnecessary": MLA - The Watershed · September 23, 2026 Confidence:High | Not reviewed yet. Know something? |
Bio
Ayla Dumais
Ayla Dumais was raised in Squamish and is a proud member of Prophet River First Nation. She is a Policy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor in the federal Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, where her files have included Indigenous relations, property rights, natural resources, the environment, economic development and youth. She previously worked in community relations with Woodfibre LNG in Squamish. She is the Conservative candidate for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky.
Dan Wood
Dan Wood works in affordable housing development and is a housing and real-estate professional and small-business founder. He holds a UBC BA in Political Science and Economics and an MA in Asia Pacific Policy, and has worked on housing with a provincial Crown organization. A West Vancouver resident since 2023, he is the CentreBC candidate for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky and CentreBC's communications chair.
Jeremy Valeriote ✓Elected — unofficial result
Jeremy Valeriote was elected MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in 2024, becoming the first BC Green elected on the BC mainland. With a background in environmental consulting and local government, he previously served as a Councillor for the Town of Gibsons. He holds an engineering degree and a Master's in leadership studies from Royal Roads University.
Michelle Livaja
Michelle Livaja believes in fighting for people. Born and raised in the lower mainland, she has spent the last 26 years as a homeowner on Bowen Island. Her leadership experience includes serving on the executive council of her union, as a delegate to the local Labour Council, and as a board member of the Metro Vancouver Alliance. She currently works in the Minister's Office at the Ministry of Infrastructure, following four years supporting the community through the COVID-19 pandemic as a constituency assistant in North Vancouver-Lonsdale.
Healthcare
Will there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
No website or social media listed
Says over a million British Columbians have no family doctor; would fund front lines and speed credential recognition.
- ERs closed 2,400 times in two years, by her count.
- Focus funding on the front lines; train, hire and retain more doctors and nurses; speed credential recognition.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)
“Over a million British Columbians have no family doctor and ERs closed 2,400 times in two years. We'll focus funding on the front lines, train, hire and retain more doctors and nurses, and speed credential recognition to ensure care when you need it.”
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
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
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)
“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
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
No website or social media listed
This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.
Would put a team-based Community Health Centre in every riding, centralize surgical referrals, and add earlier dementia screening.
- Team-based Community Health Centre in every riding.
- Centralize surgical referrals, strengthen nurse staffing, and introduce earlier dementia screening with a clear care pathway.
“We will establish a team-based Community Health Centre in every riding, centralize surgical referrals to improve access, strengthen nurse staffing, and introduce earlier dementia screening with a clear care pathway for patients and families.”
(a page or more)
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Pledges to tackle healthcare needs.
- Names healthcare among the core challenges for stronger communities.
- Has advocated long-term care beds and secured Foundry centre funding.
“Building stronger communities means tackling affordability, transportation, healthcare, and our future together.”
(one sentence)
Source: Jeremy Valeriote - West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - BC Green Party
Confidence:High
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
No website or social media listed
Would recruit more health workers from the US, cut surgical waits and add scanners — paid for by asking the top 4% to pay more.
- Recruiting more healthcare workers from the US; cutting wait times for surgical care; adding more MRIs and CT scanners.
- Paid for by asking the top 4% of people to pay a little bit more.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)
“We've got a plan to keep strengthening healthcare - recruiting more healthcare workers from the US, cutting wait times for surgical care, adding more MRIs and CT scanners - and we'll pay for it by asking the top 4% of people to pay a little bit more.”
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Housing
Will I be able to afford to live here?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
No website or social media listed
Would cut housing costs by simplifying building and energy step codes and red tape; trusts local governments over 'Victoria knows best.'
- Simplify the building and energy step codes and cut red tape.
- Opposes the PST expansion; trusts local governments to know their communities.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)
“We’d start by reducing costs: simplifying the building and energy step codes, cutting red tape and opposing Eby’s PST expansion. We can do it while trusting local governments to know their communities, unlike the NDP’s "Victoria knows best" approach.”
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
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.”
(a page or more)
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.”
(a page or more)
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.”
(a page or more)
Source: Dan Wood | West Vancouver-Sea to Sky · October 10, 2026
Confidence:High
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
No website or social media listed
Would stop rent hikes between tenants, build 26,000 permanently affordable non-market homes a year, and expand rental assistance.
- Stop rent hikes between tenants.
- Build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable non-market homes a year; speed up construction; expand rental assistance.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)
“We will stop rent hikes between tenants, build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable non-market homes a year, speed up housing construction, and expand rental assistance so more people can afford a home in their community.”
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
No website or social media listed
Says the NDP is fighting speculators, taxing empty condos and building homes — and housing costs are falling fastest in Canada.
- Fighting speculators, taxing empty condos and building more homes.
- Says the results show housing costs coming down faster than elsewhere in Canada; the Conservatives would cut the plan.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)
“We're fighting speculators, taxing empty condos and building more homes, and you can see the results - housing costs coming down, faster than elsewhere in Canada. The Conservatives would cut our housing plan and set us back.”
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Cost of living
Can I afford groceries, hydro and insurance?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
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.
Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more)
“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
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
No website or social media listed
Pledges to tackle the Sea-to-Sky affordability crisis.
- Names affordability among the core challenges for stronger communities.
- Has advocated non-market housing and an end to fuel price gouging.
Show their words & sourceHide (one sentence)
“Building stronger communities means tackling affordability, transportation, healthcare, and our future together.”
Source: Jeremy Valeriote - West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - BC Green Party
Confidence:High
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Economy & jobs
Will BC's economy create good jobs where I live?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Education
Will my kids' schools be properly funded?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Environment & climate
Is the province protecting forests, water and climate?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
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.”
(a page or more)
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.”
(a page or more)
Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Dan Wood (questionnaire) · October 20, 2026
Confidence:High
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
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Valeriote pitches himself as the only West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidate on record against Woodfibre LNG's planned expansion.
- "I'm the only candidate who is on record fighting against Woodfibre LNG's intention to triple its expansion"
- Pressed the former climate minister for better air-quality monitoring and mitigation on gas flaring; pushed the full CleanBC review
- Same issue as the live Squamish Reporter row; new verbatim statement, different source
“I'm the only candidate who is on record fighting against Woodfibre LNG's intention to triple its expansion. As the only candidate in the riding against fossil fuel expansion, I am the right person for the job to put environmental issues that I'm dedicated to, on the government's agenda to solve.”
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Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Jeremy Valeriote (questionnaire) · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Defends protected farmland in West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky.
- Lists protected farmland among the regional priorities he has stood up for.
- Also a strong voice against fossil fuel expansion and public subsidy, including Woodfibre LNG.
“I've spent the last two years standing up for the priorities of the people of West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky that the government too often ignores, including regional transit, passenger rail, highway safety, and protected farmland. I'm deeply committed to continuing this work for another term.”
(reported remarks)
Source: Valeriote seeks re-election in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - The Squamish Reporter · September 25, 2026
Confidence:High
Would end fossil fuel expansion and subsidies, and reform oil and gas royalties to raise an estimated $3B more in 2027/28.
- End fossil fuel expansion and subsidies; adopt a climate plan with enforceable targets.
- Reform oil and gas royalties to collect 50% of net profits after production costs.
“We will end fossil fuel expansion and subsidies and adopt a climate plan with enforceable targets. We'll reform oil and gas royalties to collect 50% of net profits after production costs, raising an estimated $3 billion more in 2027/28.”
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Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
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Public safety
Will repeat offenders stay off my street?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
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Would end 'safe supply,' move people with severe addiction or mental illness into compassionate care, and keep violent reoffenders in jail.
- End safe supply and move people with severe addiction or mental illness off the street into compassionate care.
- Keep violent reoffenders in jail; hire more police and fund Crown prosecutors to end street disorder.
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“End the NDP’s failed "safe supply" experiment and move people with severe addiction or mental illness off the street into compassionate care. We’ll keep violent reoffenders in jail, hire more police and fund Crown prosecutors to end street disorder.”
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
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
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
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Valeriote commits to better RCMP/ICARS/DriveBC coordination and emergency support for drivers stranded in long Highway 99 closures.
- Wants better communication between the local RCMP detachment, ICARS crash investigators, DriveBC, Miller Capilano and drivers
- Emergency support for people in distress stuck during the highway's frequent long closures
- New issue for Valeriote (no prior public-safety row)
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“I have been fighting for better communication between the local RCMP detachment, ICARS (crash investigation team), DriveBC, Miller Capilano and drivers, and emergency support for people in distress who are stuck on the highway during these long closures that have become way too frequent lately.”
Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Jeremy Valeriote (questionnaire) · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
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Transportation
Will the highways, ferries and transit keep up?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
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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
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
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
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
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This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.
Pledges to tackle regional transportation gaps.
- Names transportation among the core challenges for stronger communities.
- Has made reliable, expanded transit from Vancouver to Lil'wat a key priority.
“Building stronger communities means tackling affordability, transportation, healthcare, and our future together.”
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Source: Jeremy Valeriote - West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - BC Green Party
Confidence:High
Champions regional transit, passenger rail and highway safety for the Sea-to-Sky corridor.
- Says he spent two years standing up for regional transit, passenger rail and highway safety.
- Commits to continuing this work for another term.
“I've spent the last two years standing up for the priorities of the people of West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky that the government too often ignores, including regional transit, passenger rail, highway safety, and protected farmland. I'm deeply committed to continuing this work for another term.”
(reported remarks)
Source: Valeriote seeks re-election in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky - The Squamish Reporter · September 25, 2026
Confidence:High
Valeriote says hourly Highway 99 transit buses within one to two years are achievable; priority is hourly buses Mount Currie–Vancouver.
- Points to September MOU between the Province and the Sea to Sky Regional Transit Committee as more progress than 10 years prior
- "Given the progress, it's reasonable to expect hourly transit buses on Highway 99 within the next one-two years"
- Top priority restated: hourly regional transit buses from Mount Currie to Vancouver within two years
- Same issue as live rows (bcgreens.ca, Squamish Reporter); new verbatim statement, different source
“Given the progress, it's reasonable to expect hourly transit buses on Highway 99 within the next one-two years. If I am re-elected, I will continue to push hard for this to be done.”
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Source: Lions Bay Watershed — Meet Your MLA Candidate: Jeremy Valeriote (questionnaire) · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
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Backs Sea to Sky regional transit; calls the transit committee–province MOU a big step and says funding it is the next job.
- Regional public transit in the Sea to Sky region is important and needed.
- The MOU signed last month between the Regional Transit Committee and the Province is a big step forward; now it needs a funding model that works for people.
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“Regional public transit in the Sea to Sky region is important and needed - and the MOU signed last month between the Regional Transit Committee and the Province is a big step forward. Now we need to fund it in a way that works for people.”
Source: North Shore News — BC Votes 2026 Q&A: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates · October 19, 2026
Confidence:High
Mental health & addictions
How will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
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Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
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Michelle Livaja BC NDP
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Seniors & long-term care
Can seniors age with dignity in BC?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
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Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
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Michelle Livaja BC NDP
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Indigenous relations
How will the province work with Indigenous peoples?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
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Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
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Michelle Livaja BC NDP
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Government & taxes
Is the province spending my money wisely?
Ayla Dumais Conservative Party
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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
Jeremy Valeriote BC Green Party✓Elected — unofficial result
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Condemns the snap election call as cynical and unnecessary.
- Calls the election 'a cynical, over-calculated political manoeuvre that may well backfire.'
- Says it undermines municipal elections underway and pauses public-interest government work.
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“This is an unnecessary election that undermines important municipal elections already underway, puts government work in the public interest on hold, and seeks only to capitalize on the Opposition's weakness rather than present a vision for the future of our province,”
Source: Provincial Snap Election "Unnecessary": MLA - The Watershed · September 23, 2026
Confidence:High
Michelle Livaja BC NDP
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