# B.C. election: Tight race, but affordability dominates

https://mins.news/en/video/82701

- Global News, 2026-10-02 00:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80mbwSnmyZM

> A new Ipsos poll finds the B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP in a close race, with affordability still the defining issue. Cost of living, health care and housing rank as voters’ leading concerns, while campaign themes involving trade, tariffs and DRIPA are struggling to gain traction.

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