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President of Treasury Board staying mum on upcoming Federal Budget
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980)
Sara Norman | Email news tips to sara.norman@corusent.com
2/23/2013

The President of the Treasury Board isn't giving any hints on what could be included for British Columbians in the upcoming 2013 Federal Budget, expected to come down in March.

Tony Clement heard what's important to locals from the North Vancouver Board of Trade at a roundtable held Friday. 

He says part of that discussion included talk about the importance of pipeline expansion to Metro Vancouver ports.

"We talked about the continued need to convey to the population about how important it is that we continue to get our goods and services to new markets.  That means pipelines.  It also means trade relationships."

Clement says he will also be taking concerns expressed at the meeting over the state of BC’s film industry to Ottawa.

"We did have a little bit of a discussion about trying to do a better job of coordinating various tax credits and expenditures across the country."

But British Columbians who were expecting large spending commitments in the budget will be disappointed. Clement says the feds continue to focus bringing the deficit down.


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  1. ChrisM_18 posted on 02/23/2013 07:14 AM
    Sounds like the Northern Gateway pipeline is still high on the list of things to do for the Feds
  2. howards_1187 posted on 02/23/2013 08:30 AM
    No coast guard station no pipeline
  3. LorAx posted on 02/23/2013 09:18 AM
    I'm not surprised large spending commitments by the feds are not planned for BC. The feds need to ensure that they will get a majority next election so I expect funding earmarked for Quebec. BC is a great source of revenue, but unless we elect conservative members, we have no hope.

    t's time to re-visit BC's position in confederation.
    1. ChrisM_18 posted on 02/23/2013 10:24 AM
      @LorAx Yup ... They need us far more than we need them !
    2. MichaelD_10 posted on 02/23/2013 01:50 PM
      @LorAx I would prefer BC to leave this confederation. When the British still had a say in Canada it made some sense. But since Trudeau brought us this new constitution. Canadian citizens do not even have the right to own anything. It is all subject to the societal good. The deal BC gets in Confederation has always been a scam. Does anyone remember the "crow rate" on trains. It cost more to send a train east than west, giving Ontario an unfair advantage in selling manufactured goods. to the west over western manufactures that costs would be higher because of the "crow rate".
  4. HUGH F posted on 02/23/2013 11:20 AM
    Do we get a gazebo?
  5. Brian WA posted on 02/23/2013 01:00 PM
    What I see is the Federal Government washing their hands of everything BC. I can see them leaving us to our own devices and have BC citizens accept the fact that the only natural Resource we have in our Province not exportable are Protesters . We will have this really great Park called British Columbia and Tourism will be the only Industry . Let the civil Servants and Government Employees try to get a raise from those income sources !!
    1. Ron_26 posted on 02/23/2013 01:13 PM
      @ Brian WA Yes. We do seem to be our own worst enemies don't we?
  6. MichaelD_10 posted on 02/23/2013 01:55 PM
    I liked the Conservatives more when they were a minority government. They where less threatening when it was more difficult to enact legislation.
  7. KenL_6250 posted on 02/23/2013 02:09 PM
    I support pipelines I do not support NDP environmentalists that is holding up progress, we need exploration in the Georgia strait now moratoriums that the stupid NDP put in!
    1. TonyB_0924 posted on 02/23/2013 03:53 PM
      @KenL_6250 The federal Liberals put in a moratorium on BC coast back in the 70s
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