BC budget clarity elusive amid housing tax cut priorities
Budget emphasizes a $2 billion four year housing plan tied to tax cuts, with about $1.5 billion based on tax values. Critics note $25 monthly relief is not a strong housing strategy and foregone revenue could fund health care or crime programs. Health care planning is scant, and climate goals lack funded actions. Infrastructure overruns and rural neglect cited.
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BC Wildlife Federation opposes Bill C-45 rewrite
An open letter to Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn from BC Wildlife Federation members states they cannot support the draft Fisheries Act rewrite Bill C-45 in its present form. They praise habitat protections but denounce lack of public right to fish and risk of privatization via transferable quotas.
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