BC Today

Saturday is Election Day for more than 160 B.C. municipalities and regional districts. We open the phone lines to candidates around the province. Call in if you're running for mayor, councillor, school trustee or Park Board. Tell us why you're running. Municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy joined the show.

The leaders of the B.C. NDP, Conservatives and Greens squared off Wednesday night in the only televised debate ahead of the Oct. 24 vote. CBC's Katie DeRosa joins the program to share the highlights. We are later joined by Douglas College political science lecturer Darin Nesbitt for his reaction and to take audience calls.

We hold our first panel looking at what issues British Columbians care about in the upcoming provincial election. We talk to parents Nicole Gladish, Darius Pruss and Sarah Zhou, and take parents' calls to hear what they want addressed by the soon-to-come provincial government.

Tonight is the leader's debate for B.C.'s upcoming provincial election. We take your calls with Research Co. president Mario Canseco, and hear about what the latest polling indicates.

David Eby is on the defensive about his family using a $10-a-day child care. The NDP leader says his family used a child-care centre before it joined the $10-a-day program, and that he donated the difference to the centre. The B.C. Conservatives say the family's use of the space is hypocritical. Child care advocate Sharon Gregson joined the show.