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The writ hadn’t even hit the floor and B.C.’s three political leaders were already slinging mud on Tuesday — Day 1 of the B.C. election campaign.

Premier Christy Clark, whose Liberals are seeking re-election, said NDP Leader John Horgan’s economic initiatives would blow B.C’s budget and result in higher taxes.

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Horgan, meanwhile, accused the Liberals of being a “big money” party that is not working for average British Columbians.

Green Leader Andrew Weaver attacked the Liberals’ record dealing with affordable housing, arguing that B.C.’s real estate had been turned into a speculative market for the very wealthy.

We still have 28 days to go before we head to the polls on May 9.

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WHERE THE LEADERS ARE TODAY:

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NDP:

John Horgan, the B.C. NDP Leader, held a campaign stop at the PAL Studio Theatre in Vancouver (581 Cardero Street) at 9 a.m, where he announced that an NDP government would offer a $400 annual rebate to renters and close the fixed-term lease loophole in the Residential Tenancy Act. As columnist Rob Shaw explained in a Oct. 11, 2016 story, the fixed-term lease loophole allows landlords to skirt around B.C.’s Residential Tenancy Act rules which only allow a landlord to increases a tenant’s rent once a year, at a rate of two per cent above inflation — set at 3.7 per cent in 2017.