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Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Can't fix B.C. without a culture war, says Conservative leadership runner-up

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15.09.2026

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Vaughn Palmer: Can't fix B.C. without a culture war, says Conservative leadership runner-up

Opinion: 'We can’t keep talking about free enterprise and ‘nothing else’ while ignoring the left’s steady, patient work to shape our schools, our public service, our courts, and our society,' says Caroline Elliott

VICTORIA — Caroline Elliott, who finished a close second in the B.C. Conservative leadership, is challenging calls for the party to play down the culture war and focus exclusively on economic issues to defeat the NDP.

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“We can no longer pretend that the great questions facing this province can be settled entirely in dollars and cents, and that the right combination of tax cuts and deregulation is a sufficient answer to what ails our province,” says Elliott.

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