Thursday, March 28, 2024
ADVT 
National

No Dramatic Shifts Expected As B.C. Government Tables New Budget Today

The Canadian Press, 18 Feb, 2020 05:51 PM

    VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expected to stick to its focus on affordability as it unveils its next budget today amid increasingly difficult economic conditions.

     

    Since coming to power more than two years ago, the NDP has made controlling costs for families, with a focus on housing in particular, a hallmark of its economic policies.

     

    Finance Minister Carole James has promised to stay the course when she tables the budget in the legislature.

     

    But she also warned in her last fiscal update that economic growth is slowing, making it a more challenging year.

     

    James says balancing the budget means making difficult decisions and the government has also been bogged down by the costly crisis at the Insurance Corp. of B.C.

     

    The public auto insurer has lost $2.5 billion over the past two years and James says she's frustrated that some of the funds used to stem the losses could have gone toward programs and services.

     

    "I don't think any finance minister would say building a budget is easy. There are always more priorities than there are resources for," James said.

     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    From My Family To Yours, I Wish You A Happy And Safe Family Day: John Horgan

    Family Day is an opportunity to spend some extra time with loved ones – whether that means family or friends – to do fun activities together, relax and recharge.

    From My Family To Yours, I Wish You A Happy And Safe Family Day: John Horgan

    Surrey Police Hunting For South Asian ATM Robbery Suspect

    On January 26, 2020, at 5:20 pm, Surrey RCMP received a report of a robbery at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) located in the 13600-block of 72 Avenue, in the Newton area.

    Surrey Police Hunting For South Asian ATM Robbery Suspect

    City’s First Urgent And Primary Care Centre Coming To Abbotsford

    “The urgent and primary care centre is a real solution that will improve access to care to the approximately 30,000 people in Abbotsford who do not have a primary-care provider. They will benefit from increased access to same-day appointments and better access to regular, ongoing care,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. 

    City’s First Urgent And Primary Care Centre Coming To Abbotsford

    3 Arrested In Nanaimo, B.C. After RCMP Probe Into Alleged Drug Trafficking On Dark Web

    In January 2019, RCMP FSOC began project EPateriform, an investigation into online drug trafficking using the dark web and bitcoin exchanges. The project targeted a prolific dark web vendor known as AlwaysOvrWeight. 

    3 Arrested In Nanaimo, B.C. After RCMP Probe Into Alleged Drug Trafficking On Dark Web

    Sea To Sky Gondola Reopens, 6 Months After Cable Was Deliberately Cut

    The reopening comes just in time for Family Day Long Weekend with the gondola welcoming guests back with 50% off lift tickets all weekend long in celebration of the love

    Sea To Sky Gondola Reopens, 6 Months After Cable Was Deliberately Cut

    RAVINDER SINGH SANDHU Identified As The Victim Of Langley Shooting, IHIT Ask For Witnesses

    IHIT said Sandhu was known to police and his murder is believed to be a targeted incident.

    RAVINDER SINGH SANDHU Identified As The Victim Of Langley Shooting, IHIT Ask For Witnesses