Government pledges ‘record investments’ in infrastructure, help for people hit hardest by COVID-19.
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. SHARES Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin’s read speech promising next week’s budget would help people now and create the conditions for a strong economic recovery that reaches every British Columbian.
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The throne speech opening the new session of the B.C. legislature today focused on the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province’s response to it and the government’s commitment to building back better.
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On Monday, British Columbia’s NDP government will lay out its agenda for the coming legislative session. After more than a year of reacting to the daily challenges of the pandemic, the Speech from the Throne is expected to offer a look ahead, not just to the coming months, but to years of rebuilding.