Candidate: Errol Povah
Riding: Richmond-Queensborough
Party: Independent
Occupation: Retired second officer BC Ferries/Navy Veteran
Where do you live (city)? Queensborough
Top priorities for Richmond
“We’re not far right, but we’re right so far!” Errol is an honest, hardworking Canadian who has dedicated most of his life to activism and community service. More recently, he has fought battles exposing SOGI in schools, the free distribution of fentanyl to children without parental consent and educating the public about the WHO “COVID scam.” He says, ‘’NO” to WEF, WHO, UN, UNDRIP, CBDC AND DIGITAL ID and his top priorities are improved education, eliminating the carbon tax and functioning healthcare.
Past achievements
Errol was born and raised in Nanaimo, B.C., until he proudly joined the Royal Canadian Navy, continuing a military tradition in his family; his grandfather served in the Canadian Army in World War I, and his father served in both the Army and the RCN in WW II. After training in Cornwallis, N.S., Errol returned to Esquimalt, B.C., where he served aboard the Destroyer Escort HMCS Mackenzie before his long-term posting aboard HMCS Yukon as a Radio operator. In 1978, Errol began what would become a 30-year career at B.C. Ferries where he finally retired in 2008 as a Second (Navigating) Officer.
Yes/no questionnaire (candidate can give 150-word answers to three questions)
1. Do you support a provincial carbon tax? NO
2. Do you support Bill 44/47 to increase density in residential areas and near rapid transit? NO
3. Are you committed to keeping SOGI policies in B.C.’s education system? NO
4. Do you support Truth and Reconciliation with B.C.’s Indigenous population? NO
5. Do you support lower taxes for B.C. Businesses? YES
6. Should the provincial government do more protect businesses from vandalism and other crimes? YES
7. Do you think the province should lobby the federal government for bail reform? DIDN'T ANSWER
8. Do you support privatization of health care in B.C.? NO
9. Should health-care workers who lost their jobs for not being vaccinated be compensated? YES
10. Do you support a safe supply of drugs for people with a severe substance-use disorder? NO
11. Do you support a safe drug injection/consumption site in Richmond? NO
12. Do you believe in mandatory (involuntary) care for people with a severe substance-use disorder? YES
13. Do you think there should be more supportive housing in Richmond? YES
14. Should the province be building more subsidized housing to combat the housing crisis? YES
15. Should the market be allowed to determine rents? YES
16. Do you support reverting to a bridge plan to replace the George Massey Tunnel? NO
**Editor's note: The News will be publishing profiles of candidates who submitted them before our deadline. They will be published between Monday, Oct. 7 and Thursday, Oct. 10.
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