Conservatives file complaint with Elections B.C. over 'misleading' NDP letter

The B.C. Conservatives have filed a complaint with Elections B.C., accusing the NDP of sending a letter to voters that contains false information and could be mistaken for official government correspondence.

The letter is signed by Dr. Habib Ur-Rehman, a family physician on the North Shore who moved to B.C. from England in early 2025. In it, he urges voters to re-elect the NDP and suggests the Conservatives would cut health-care spending.

“It’s sad, desperate and simply not true,” Brennan Day, Tory candidate for Courtenay-Comox, responded on X on Tuesday, describing the letter as “disgusting” and “misleading.”

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“The NDP are accusing the Conservatives of wanting to cut health care and that could not be farther from the truth.”

The Tories say the letter not only contains false information, but also a disclaimer printed in tiny print on the envelope and bottom of the letter — that the mail-out was authorized by the NDP — could easily be missed, especially by seniors.

They accused the NDP of designing the envelope — which includes the phrases “voting information enclosed,” “time sensitive — open immediately” and “your participation is critical” — to resemble Elections B.C. mail.

“Given the speed of the snap election, everybody’s still waiting to get their voting cards, and this is clearly designed by the NDP to look like Elections B.C. mail,” said Day. “And quite frankly, if it doesn’t cross the line in terms of legality, absolutely it should not be allowed during provincial election campaigns.”

At a media availability Tuesday, NDP Leader David Eby dismissed the complaint, saying the party uses a variety of tools to talk to B.C. residents, including direct mailers, radio ads, internet ads and press conferences.

“It is hard to reach people on such important issues like the election,” Eby said.