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COVID-19: B.C. looks to worker aid, not new infrastructure spending, to help revitalize economy

from Vancouver Sun

COVID-19: B.C. looks to worker aid, not new infrastructure spending, to help revitalize economy Vancouver Sun B.C. won’t be adding to its ambitious plans to build more highways, bridges and transit projects, even as Ottawa offers extra cash for shovel-ready capital plans to help stimulate the economic recovery from COVID-19, says the finance minister. Carole James said she’s more interested in offering immediate and short-term support to the hundreds of thousands of B.C. workers who’ve lost their jobs than relying on developing new capital projects for employment. READ MORE

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