{
  "id": 14818366,
  "title": "BC party leaders campaign on transit, the Massey Tunnel and safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/bc-party-leaders-campaign-on-transit-the-massey-tunnel-and-safety",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:19:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12104245/bc-party-leaders-campaign-transit-massey-tunnel-safety/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British Columbia political parties resumed their campaign trail the day after the leaders' debate, focusing on various issues. The BC NDP leader, David Eby, announced plans to eliminate the $45 bus pass fee for low-income seniors and increase eligibility. Eby also pledged $250 million in funding to work with the federal government on a major regional bus rapid transit project between Surrey and White Rock. The BC Conservatives, on the other hand, proposed scrapping the Massey Tunnel replacement project in favor of a 10-lane bridge, claiming it would save taxpayers money and be environmentally more favorable. The BC Green Party, meanwhile, campaigned on Vancouver Island, criticizing the NDP for failing to support workers and proposing to increase the minimum wage annually at a rate of inflation plus one percent until it matches the living wage.",
  "summary": "BC NDP leader David Eby returned to Surrey for the fifth time on Thursday, promising a plan to eliminate the $45 bus pass fee for low-income seniors and allow more to qualify.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}