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Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: NDP promised a grocery rebate, then backtracked. Can we believe them now?

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03.10.2026

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Vaughn Palmer: NDP promised a grocery rebate, then backtracked. Can we believe them now?

Opinion: Irony was heavy in the room when the NDP leader trotted out new promises on groceries this week

VICTORIA — NDP leader David Eby was deep into a news conference on a promise of relief from high gasoline prices when he got hit with the toughest question of the campaign so far.

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“In the last election, you promised British Columbians up to $1,000 in a grocery rebate,” a reporter asked. “That never ended up happening. How can voters be sure that whatever you’re promising now will........

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