Government Spending

• B.C. finance minister questioned over restaurant, limo bill during 2023 junket

  Brenda Bailey was the Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation when she and five staffers travelled to Boston for a biotechnology conference.

  Politics

  Sep 24, 2025
  
• Development agencies welcome new ministers with defence of their budgets

  Bureaucrats who run federal economic development agencies seem keen to defend their ability to hand out more than $1.3 billion a year to small and medium-sized businesses.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2025
  
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• B.C.’s public sector growing at unsustainable rate, business group warns

  The bulk of the growth came in health, community social services and public education, but the CFIB says much of it is not on the front lines.

  Politics

  Aug 13, 2025
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• New rail spur line aims to connect Coaldale to global markets

  After a $222 million cold storage facility opened in Coaldale, the Alberta government is investing several million to link the facility with the CP rail line in the area.

  Economy

  Jul 25, 2025
• Kelowna city manager’s ‘eye-watering’ salary raises questions

  Kelowna city manager Doug Glichrist earned just shy of $384,000 in 2024, just $5,000 less than the city manager for Vancouver, a city four times the size.

  Politics

  Jun 25, 2025
• Officials mum on cost of 2022 Richmond Olympic Oval delegation trip to Europe

  The Richmond Olympic Oval and the City of Richmond are refusing to reveal details and costs of a European junket.

  Jun 23, 2025
• Just before the election, Liberals handed out 411 cheques worth $3.86B

  During the last Parliament Global News tracked more than 20,000 spending announcements worth $110 billion combined, some of which appeared to support the Liberals' political goals.

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2025
• Carney government tables $486 billion spending plan with few details

  The government's spending plan for the current fiscal year does not yet include $24 billion in spending commitments the Liberals promised during the election campaign.

  Politics

  May 29, 2025
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• B.C. scraps search for U.S.-made Yeti water bottles after buy-Canadian questions

  BCEHS posted an invitation to quote (ITQ) on the BC Bid website for the purchase of 5,000 Yeti water bottles.

  Politics

  Apr 17, 2025
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• Investigate City of Richmond’s purchase of $450K in gift cards, critic says

  There are calls for an investigation into the use of restaurant gift cards by the City of Richmond.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2025