Prince George-North Cariboo Conservative MLA Sheldon Clare says the NDP's elimination of the $200 northern and rural home owner benefit is part of a broader problem when it comes to affordability issues in the north.
Prince George-North Cariboo Conservative MLA Sheldon Clare says "I think the only positive thing about the provincial budget is it's going to probably force them into having an election, if that's a positive."
Clare joins Vancouver-based philanthropist and entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer who have put their names forward for the party's leadership.
In addition, Rossland contractor Warren Hamm also said last month he plans to run for the Conservative leadership.
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson hopes 2026 will bring some closures on key industry files the province, and the people of the Cariboo-Chilcotin are facing.