OneBC policies for Abbotsford-Mission.
The OneBC plan, issue by issue, and what it means for Abbotsford-Mission.
People in Abbotsford-Mission want the same basic things: care when they need it, schools that work, homes they can afford, and a government that listens.
Virender is running on the OneBC plan, and these are its commitments in the party's own words. Where there is a sourced picture of what is happening today, it comes first. Each issue starts with what is happening today. The sources are linked under it. Read the full OneBC plan.
Economy and public finance
Keep more of what you earn.
What's wrong
BC's 2026 budget projects a record $13.3 billion deficit for 2026-27. It raised the lowest personal income tax rate from 5.06% to 5.60% on the first $50,363 of income. A larger tax-reduction credit offsets part of that: the Times Colonist reported that the average taxpayer pays about $76 more, and about 40% of taxpayers still see savings.
The budget also pauses the inflation adjustment on tax brackets from 2027 to 2030, which means raises that only keep up with prices can still push people into higher tax rates. From October 1, 2026, PST also applies to more services, including accounting and real estate fees.
Sources: Times ColonistPwC budget summaryOneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- 25% tax cuts for every single tax bracket, including corporate.
- 2% off the Provincial Sales Tax (PST).
- Undertake an audit of British Columbia's over 176,000 regulations to reduce bureaucratic bloat.
- Approve a pipeline to the Port of Prince Rupert or Kitimat to get Canadian energy to foreign markets.
- The government's role is not to create jobs. Its role is to create a proper environment in which private business can thrive, and to send proper business signals to the market so capital stops fleeing.
Generational debt
Stop handing the bill to our children.
Source: OneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Balanced budgets within four years, with an aim towards running surplus budgets.
- A portion of budget surpluses put towards debt repayment, to quickly reduce the cost of debt servicing.
- Every tax dollar spent servicing debt is a tax dollar not spent on health care. Credit downgrades and high interest costs make everything less affordable.
Health care
World-class care, when you need it.
What's wrong
Nearly 1.3 million British Columbians have no regular family doctor or primary care provider. The Health Minister told the legislature that the median wait to be matched through the Health Connect Registry is 241 days in Fraser Health. The province says about 4,000 people are matched every week.
Mission Memorial's emergency department ran reduced hours for 51 nights in a row this spring, and Fraser Health announced 16 more overnight closures in August because of physician staffing. The $18 million expansion is due to finish in spring 2027.
A new 388-bed acute care tower opened at Surrey Memorial on May 31, 2026. At Abbotsford Regional Hospital the most recent announced work is equipment, such as a new MRI suite that opened in September 2026.
Sources: The TyeeBC GovernmentMission RecordBC health projectsFraser Health
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Private health care alongside fully funded public health care.
- Shift administration and HR spending to frontline employees and resources.
Education
Tell parents how their child is doing, and make them partners.
What's wrong
Since 2023-24, BC public schools have used a four-level proficiency scale (emerging, developing, proficient, extending) instead of letter grades from kindergarten to Grade 9. Grades 10 to 12 still receive letter grades.
BC's PISA math score fell from 538 in 2003 to 496 in 2022, a drop of 42 points. Fraser Institute analysis of the OECD data treats about 20 points as roughly a year of learning.
Sources: CBCFraser Institute (PISA data)OneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Bring back standardized testing, with a focus on reading, writing and mathematics.
- Remove SOGI 123 and politicized content from classrooms.
- Institute a Parental Bill of Rights guaranteeing informed consent and classroom transparency for parents of minor-age students.
Housing
Cut the government's share of the price.
What's wrong
Rents have been falling: average asking rents in BC are down about 4.5% from a year ago, and Abbotsford was among the largest declines for purpose-built rentals. That is welcome. Falling prices alongside slow construction are a pause, not a plan.
Sources: Abbotsford NewsREMI NetworkBC rent limits
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Eliminate the Step Code that is raising housing costs with unnecessary green building requirements.
- Block municipal rent control programs that disincentivize development and new units being put up for rent.
Drugs and addiction
Treatment, not more of the same.
What's wrong
More than 18,000 people have died of toxic drugs in BC since the public health emergency was declared in April 2016. Deaths peaked at 2,590 in 2023 and were about 1,830 in 2025. Fraser Health's region had the most deaths of any health authority in 2025, at 533.
The province has since ended its decriminalization pilot (on January 31, 2026) and take-home safer supply. Since January 1, 2026, prescription opioids must be taken under supervision. Ending an approach is not the same as building a treatment system.
Sources: CBCBC Coroners ServiceCanadian Press timeline
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Eliminate safe supply and drug consumption programs.
- Cancel all new drug consumption sites, and turn current consumption sites into drug recovery centres.
- Involuntary drug rehab and housing for the severely addicted.
- Roll back all decriminalization programs and crack down on open drug use.
Crime and justice
Safer streets, starting with the few who commit most of the crime.
Source: OneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Crack down on repeat and violent offenders. Focus the resources of the criminal justice system on those committing most of the crime.
- Prosecutors will be instructed to consider past charges or convictions as an indicator of future danger to the public. Dropping charges against those who abuse the system will be disincentivized.
- Protect our ports. Work with the federal government to counter the organized international criminal elements that smuggle drugs and firearms into our country.
- No mask wearing during protests.
Forestry
Let the forest sector get back to work.
Source: OneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Increase the allowable yearly cut to ensure our forest sector has the available wood fibre to grow and thrive.
- Reduce stumpage fees for lumber companies to make the market more competitive.
- Speed up permit approval times and consultations to let our forest industry get to work faster.
Reconciliation
One law and one political framework for every British Columbian.
Source: OneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Repeal DRIPA and declare UNDRIP to have no force and effect in BC.
- Halt all voluntary transfers of cash, land, and control over public resources to band governments.
- Restore oversight and accountability for Indigenous band spending.
- Demand constitutional reforms to repeal the Indian Act, transform reserves into townships, and unite all British Columbians under one law and political framework.
- Restore the original names of public institutions and public places. Names must primarily be in English.
- End the practice of mandatory land acknowledgements within the government and government-funded institutions.
Firearms owners
Stand up for law-abiding owners.
Source: OneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- No provincial government participation in any federal firearms buy-back or confiscation program for legally acquired firearms.
- Provincial legal representation for firearms owners having their firearm rights violated by the federal government.
- A provincial firearms storage program in case a federal buy-back or confiscation program risks taking a law-abiding British Columbian's legally obtained firearms.
Interprovincial relations
A stronger West.
Source: OneBC plan
What Virender and OneBC will do
- Adopt the Western Canada Alliance plan for British Columbia to work with the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan to strengthen our provincial sovereignty and bargaining position for Western Canadian interests and energy projects.
A local voice who stays
A representative you can reach, and who is still there next year.
What Virender will do
- Reply to every constituent message within 24 to 48 hours.
- Hold timely town halls in Mission and Abbotsford.
- Not vote for new provincial consumer taxes.
- Open a constituency office with published hours.
Chip in.
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