Lorne Doerkson’s full acceptance speech (broken down by timestamp) The promises are on record. Now comes delivery. 00:00–02:46 | Opening and acknowledgements • Declares: “BC is definitely blue.” • Promises to get British Columbia back on track. • Thanks volunteers, candidates and voters, including those who voted for someone else. • Introduces his family and thanks his Cariboo Chilcotin campaign team. 02:46–03:16 | Political opponents • Thanks David Eby for his public service. • Congratulates Emily Loewen on her campaign and involvement of young voters. 03:16–04:54 | Background and leadership • Discusses growing up in New Westminster, Surrey and the Cariboo. • Talks about running newspapers for 20 years. • Highlights community service and helping neighbours through fires and floods. 04:54–05:16 | His accountability standard • Tell people the truth. • Keep promises. • Own mistakes. • Get back to work. 05:16–07:22 | Governing for the whole province • Says communities have felt forgotten by Victoria. • Says BC’s map does not stop at Hope. • Recognizes First Nations history and the province’s entrepreneurial roots. • Argues that people need a government that supports building businesses and opportunities. 07:22–09:01 | Resources, industry and jobs • Natural gas production in Fort St. John and exports through Kitimat. • Forestry jobs that support families in Prince George, Quesnel and Williams Lake. • Agriculture and technology in the Okanagan. • Fishing on Vancouver Island. • Smelting and industry in the Kootenays. • Growth in Surrey and business investment in Vancouver. • Connects resource jobs with trucking, rail and port activity across BC. 09:01–09:30 | Investment • Bring investment back to British Columbia. • Host a business summit in Vancouver next year. • Welcome capital back to the province. 09:30–10:11 | Red tape and natural gas • Cut red tape. • Double natural gas production by 2032. • Triple natural gas production by 2035. • Claims this will generate tens of thousands of jobs. • Claims at least $6 BILLION annually for hospitals and schools. 10:11–10:49 | Forestry, mining and infrastructure • Get more forestry fibre onto trucks. • Deliver permits in months instead of years. • Support exploration for new mines. • Build ports and rail capacity. • Reduce waits for electricity connections for new industrial plants. • Keep BC technology, ideas and jobs in the province. 10:49–11:23 | Taxes and healthcare funding • Introduce a $1,000 tax cut, calling it “just the start.” • Promise NO NEW TAXES. • Keep healthcare fully and publicly funded. • Give young people a future in BC. 11:23–11:43 | Healthcare access • Keep rural emergency rooms open. • Keep maternity wards open. • Get British Columbians the family doctors they need. • Make hospitals safe for doctors and nurses. 11:43–12:17 | Public safety and property rights • Keep criminals behind bars. • Get people who need treatment healthy. • Protect private property rights. • Keep parks open to all British Columbians. 12:17–12:38 | Taxpayer money • Be careful with public spending. • Grow the economy to help fund services. 12:38–13:09 | Prosperity and housing • Aim to make BC Canada’s most prosperous province. • Make BC a first choice for investment. • Make a family home and a future achievable through work. 13:09–14:13 | Keeping businesses and young people in BC • Ask business owners considering leaving to stay. • Promise to make growing a business in BC worthwhile. • Ask young people to stay close to their families and communities. • Promise to work toward places they can afford to live. 14:13–15:07 | First Nations and the next generation • Build the future in partnership with First Nations. • Promise the certainty everyone needs. • Describe a future where parents can afford homes. • Say children should not have to leave their communities to get ahead. 15:07–16:43 | Closing commitments • Say serving as premier will be the honour of his lifetime. • Promise to give the job everything he has. • Acknowledge he will make mistakes. • Promise to admit those mistakes and get back to work. • Commit to delivering for every corner of British Columbia. What is NOT explicitly promised in this speech: • Repealing DRIPA. • Ending SOGI. • Scrapping safe supply. Which promise should he deliver FIRST and which NDP policy should be first to go?