Finance Minister Colin Hansen briefs reporters and stakeholders on the details of Budget 2010.
BUDGET 2010 - BUILDING A PROSPEROUS BRITISH COLUMBIA
Setting the foundation for decades of renewed economic growth, protecting vital services and adding to British Columbia's competitiveness.
PREMIER’S STATEMENT ON THE 2010 PARALYMPIC TORCH RELAY
Premier Gordon Campbell made the following statement to mark the start of the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay, which began today in Ottawa:
B.C. STRIKES GOLD AT 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
The 2010 Olympic Winter Games were an unparalleled success thanks to the gold-medal performance by Canadian athletes, VANOC, volunteers and residents, Premier Gordon Campbell said.
PRIME MINISTER, PREMIER ANNOUNCE 15 NEW PROJECTS
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Gordon Campbell announced support for fifteen new infrastructure projects across British Columbia.
"At a time when global economic recovery is far from secure, the government must be congratulated for presenting a fiscal plan that reins in public spending and gives the business community certainty that we will be moving back into surplus."
John Winter, President and CEO
BC Chamber of Commerce, News Release, March 2, 2010
"While no tax is ever a good tax, the HST is a better tax than the current more complex PST/GST regime...We have to make B.C. a better place to invest and do business. We need to be more competitive and ready to embrace the future, and the HST is good for that."
John Pankratz, President
Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia, News Release, March 2, 2010.
"We hear a lot about the economic benefits of hosting the games. This is an immediate proof point. In the same 17 days last year foreigners spent $55 million here. This year they spent $115 million here. That's a $60 million economic boost in 17 days. That's not bad."
Andrew Woodward, Head of Marketing and Sponsorship Communications, Visa
Vancouver Sun, March 3, 2010.
Budget 2010
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Prime Minister, Premier Announce 15 New Projects
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Stephanie Cadieux, MLA Surrey-Panorama
Commenting on the Olympic Spirit and national pride demonstrated by Surrey students:
"I was at T.E. Scott Elementary School in my riding of Surrey-Panorama. I was attending the school's 2010 Assembly. There was a wonderful energy amongst the children and teachers alike."
