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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
3 hours ago
When even the Times Colonist (lovingly referred to by many Island residents as the 'Times Communist') gets worried about NDP spending and debt, you know John Horgan has gone too far:

"Tuesday’s provincial budget showed, in telling fashion, just how insecure our financial situation has become. In her budget for the year ahead, Finance Minister Carole James put the surplus at a mere $227 million, and $179 million for next year, representing a combined total of just $406 million.

"On an overall revenue base of $60.6 billion, these are rock-bottom figures, signalling a serious deterioration in the province’s financial affairs. And James has no-one to blame but herself.

"In the last two years of former premier Christy Clark’s Liberal regime, that government racked up combined surpluses totalling $3.45 billion. James inherited this strong position, and immediately spent it.

"The economy is not to blame for such tiny surpluses. In 2020, B.C. is forecast to have the second highest economic growth rate of all the provinces, and the lowest rate of unemployment...

"...what happens when the economy takes a downturn? We know the answer to that. Mountains of debt.

"The bottom line is that with this budget, and the two before, James has ignored a basic principle of government financing. In years of economic strength you build up surpluses to see you through the inevitable lean years that will lie ahead.

"But the minister doesn’t get this. She notes in her speech that “the old practice of hoarding a surplus at the expense of people is over.”

"This is exactly wrong. If you don’t “hoard” surpluses while you can, it is “people” who will pay when a downturn arrives. And those who pay most are those who are most vulnerable." ... See MoreSee Less
Editorial: B.C. budget figures reveal deterioration in province’s financial affairs
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Tuesday’s provincial budget showed, in telling fashion, just how insecure our financial situation has become. In her budget for the year ahead, Finance Minister Carole James put the surplus at a . ....
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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
3 hours ago
The BC construction industry underpins the entire provincial economy. From the Journal of Commerce:

“Construction is the unsung hero of our provincial economy. What the 250,000 men and women in construction do accounts for about 10 per cent of our economy,” said Chris Gardner, ICBA president. “It doesn’t get the kind of attention that other industries do.” ... See MoreSee Less
Construction the ‘unsung hero’ of economy: ICBA - constructconnect.com
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The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association hosted its annual CEO Breakfast at Buildex this month to highlight its wages and benefits survey and talk to industry experts about trends in the...
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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
19 hours ago
Our Jordan Bateman and The Orca’s Maclean Kay talk budget ... See MoreSee Less
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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
21 hours ago
Small businesses – including thousands in construction – looking for relief from higher taxes, suffocating red tape and other anti-employer policies enacted by the BC NDP Government over the past three years, got nothing in today’s 2020-21 BC Budget.

Read more: www.icbaindependent.ca/2020/02/18/news-release-nothing-for-job-creators-and-employers-in-ndp-budg... ... See MoreSee Less
NEWS RELEASE: Nothing for Job Creators and Employers in NDP Budget: ICBA
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Small businesses – including thousands in construction – looking for relief from higher taxes, suffocating
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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
21 hours ago
The 2020/21 #BCBudget:

💰⬇️ Surplus down
💸⬆️ Taxes up
💸⬆️ Debt up
🚨⬇️ Contingency down
🏠🔨⬇️ Housing starts down 22%
🏠💵⬆️ Housing costs up
🌱🐌 Economic growth slowing
🙊😶 Silent on small business tax & red tape concerns
💣🔥 Affordability bomb lit ... See MoreSee Less
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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
5 days ago
Rex Murphy says it's time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to come back to Canada and show some real leadership. ... See MoreSee Less
Rex Murphy: Climate zealots have taken Canada hostage. And our PM is missing in action
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Meantime we are days away from the most significant policy decision this government will make — presuming it remains the government
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