B.C.'s major party leaders to debate tonight ahead of provincial election | CBC

The only live leaders' debate before British Columbia's provincial election is set to take place tonight in Vancouver at 6:15 p.m. PT.

OneBC's Dallas Brodie and CentreBC's Elenore Sturko are not involved, having agreed to the criteria for a party leader to qualify for the debate in advance.

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The leaders of British Columbia's main political parties will take the stage together tonight for the only live, streamed and televised debate of the provincial election campaign.

Online: Live streaming at the top of this page and on the CBC British Columbia YouTube channel.

As of late September, health care, the economy, housing prices and affordability were essentially tied as the "most important" election issues, according to a Leger survey of 1,003 British Columbians over a four-day period.

A separate Angus Reid poll of 801 British Columbians identified cost of living as the top election concern last month, far ahead of health care, the economy and affordable housing.

Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, will moderate tonight's leaders' debate.

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