Esquimalt councillor Darlene Rotchford will represent the BC NDP in Esquimalt-Colwood.

Esquimalt councillor Darlene Rotchford is ready to take action for the priorities of people across Esquimalt-Colwood: housing, healthcare, and a more affordable life. A lifelong advocate for BC workers with over 17 years experience in the field of mental health and addictions, Darlene knows local families need a government that is determined to work every day to make life better.

“People in Esquimalt-Colwood need a government that will tackle today’s big challenges head-on – and that’s the BC NDP," said Rotchford. "David Eby is on the side of regular people, and will fight every day to help them get ahead and build good lives in the community they love. John Rustad is a career politician with a track record of gutting the services we count on, while hiking costs on local families – he’s a risk we cannot afford.”

Since forming government in July 2017, the BC NDP has taken action on crucial issues that matter to the people of Esquimalt-Colwood, including:

• Putting people ahead of speculators and investors by bringing in tough new restrictions on short-term rentals and a speculation tax, plus simplified approvals that make it easier and faster to get 300,000 new homes built;
• Connecting people to the care they need by hiring over 800 more family doctors, licensing internationally-educated healthcare workers in BC and building a new medical school at SFU Surrey to train even more doctors;
• Putting money back in your pocket by eliminating MSP premiums, lowering ICBC rates by $500 a year and boosting the BC Family Benefit by $445; and
• Working with the Green Party to develop CleanBC, the most ambitious climate plan in North America, and taking action to electrify the economy, create green jobs, and more opportunities for BC businesses.

"Darlene has dedicated her life to working for the people in her community to make life better. She has a track record of delivering results for people on healthcare, housing and transit," said Premier David Eby. "People in Esquimalt-Colwood can count on her to put them first.”

Darlene Rotchford will join David Eby and 91 other exceptional BC NDP candidates in this fall’s provincial election, all committed to real action to help people build a good life here in BC.