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The biggest challenge I see is that we no

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longer have consequences in our society

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for bad behaviour.

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That's not fair.

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So what happens if there's no consequence

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when you commit a crime or cause problems?

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That consequence then falls onto

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the people that are following the rules

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and the people that are actually

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contributing to society.

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What approach would

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Conservatives

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take to encourage investment,

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create jobs, and manage debt while

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protecting

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essential services?

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So nine-plus years of David Eby and the NDP

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government has left this province

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an absolute disaster.

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They've left us with over a $13 billion

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deficit and nothing to show for it.

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So as a Conservative government,

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we're going to respect taxpayers

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and we're going to respect their money.

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Firstly, we're going to work on getting more

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money back in their pockets through

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raising the basic income tax rate exemption

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to $32,000. So that will allow people

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to have more money,

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which will fuel the economy.

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So right now, small businesses are hurting,

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and we have so many amazing small business

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owners in Vancouver-Langara

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and across British Columbia.

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And we need to make sure that the economy's

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functioning so that they can put food

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on their table through that.

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Secondly, we need to unlock our resources.

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We have so many great resources,

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whether it's LNG or minerals.

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We need to find a way to get that to market

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faster. Right now,

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there's too much regulation and too much red

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tape caused by the NDP government.

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And as a Conservative government,

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we will work with the business community

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to remove those barriers and help fuel

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our economy.

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What practical problems do

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you see with the current approach to public

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safety, mental health and addiction

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in neighbourhoods across BC?

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The biggest challenge I see is that we no

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longer have consequences in our society

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for bad behaviour.

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That's not fair.

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So what happens if there's no consequence

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when you commit a crime or cause problems?

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That consequence then falls onto

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the people that are following the rules

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and the people that are actually

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contributing to society.

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So we need to protect the people

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that are contributing to society,

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whether it's the business owner whose space

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is getting broken into,

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whether it's the elderly couple that just

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wants to go for a walk downtown, but it's not

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safe because there's drug addicts

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on the street, or it's not safe because

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somebody's going to break into their car

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or steal from them.

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We need to bring back consequences for bad

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behaviour in British Columbia.

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Vancouver-Langara is home to diverse

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communities,

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How would you ensure that residents

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from different backgrounds,

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including those who do not support

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your party,

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have their voices heard?

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Vancouver-Langara is the greatest riding

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in the entire province because of what

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you describe.

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The diversity is what makes it incredible.

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I like to call Vancouver-Langara the key

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to Vancouver, because if you look at it,

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it is the hub of the city.

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Everything's got to flow through Langara.

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And for me, it's not about just

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my supporters.

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It's about everybody.

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It's the most incredible riding because

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of the diversity.

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We have a large Chinese community.

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We have a large Punjabi community,

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Filipino community, Jewish community,

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it's such a beautiful mix of people.

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And my job, if I'm elected as MLA,

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is to represent every single person

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in that community, and

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that means showing up to events,

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that means listening to communities,

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that means being in spaces. And I've spent

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two and a half years doing that, and I plan

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to continue showing up for the people

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of Vancouver-Langara.

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If elected, what would

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be your most important priority?

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I think my first priority is to be the

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best constituency MLA in the province.

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My goal is to be that MLA that people know

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they can come talk to,

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know that they can trust,

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know that they can interact with.

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I want people to know that if they have

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concerns, they can come speak to us

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and we're going to solve problems.

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Solving problems is going to be a huge focus

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for us in the riding level. As a Conservative

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government, it's getting the economy back

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on track. We need to focus on affordability

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and make sure that families and seniors

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can continue to live in the communities

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that they're in. And so that's a huge

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priority for us. The second priority

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is health care. We need to make sure

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that we're taking care of people, whether

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it's our children having a doctor, or making

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sure our seniors have doctors, or making sure

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that there's no wait times in the hospitals

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anymore. We believe in universal

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healthcare, but for it to be truly

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universal, there can't be the waits

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that we see right now.

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Thank you for coming.

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Thank you so much for having me.

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It's a pleasure to be here.