Tag Archive: government priorities

When no news is not good news: what the uneventful BC throne speech means for you

Feb 15, 2014

Last week’s BC throne speech received little media coverage, partly because it fell in the middle of the Olympics and on the same day as the Canadian federal budget, but also because it was rather uneventful, repeating familiar themes and commitments. The absence of significant new announcements in the throne speech is not good news… View Article

Reality check on government spending: is the overspending fear mongering justified

May 9, 2013

By Iglika Ivanova

Both main parties in this election campaign are accusing the other of being big spenders. The BC Liberals claim the BC NDP is making election promises that are too expensive and argue the 1990s (the last time the NDP was in government) was a time of particularly high spending. The BC NDP points out that… View Article

BC throne speech repackages old announcements, lacks courage and vision

Feb 12, 2013

By Iglika Ivanova

Today’s Speech from the Throne reads more like a list of what this government sees as its main achievements than a true framework for going forward. New initiatives are few and far between, sandwiched between pages of self-congratulatory recap of the natural gas strategy, the jobs plan and highlights from the last budget. All in… View Article

BC Budget Commentary: where is the debate on new priorities?

Feb 16, 2011

By Iglika Ivanova

For what was billed as a no-news budget, the 2011 February Budget is causing quite the splash in the media. In the absence of policy changes to discuss, the size of the provincial debt has emerged as the main issue of debate. Is it growing too fast? Is it going to become a problem when… View Article

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Tag Archive: government priorities

Reality check on government spending: is the overspending fear mongering justified

BC throne speech repackages old announcements, lacks courage and vision

BC Budget Commentary: where is the debate on new priorities?