2009 Budget Speech: Olympics and a 10-Point Plan Will Save BC

The BC Liberal Government tabled a deficit budget for 2009 but still the speech was full of Olympic drive optimism.   Minister of Finance Colin Hansen proudly declared that although the world is in a...

World credit crunch makes local P3 projects risky propositions

The Vancouver Sun has published a major feature that raises serious questions about the financial health of privately-financed infrastructure projects in British Columbia.The investigative report comes a day...

Hansen, Baird Continue to Push p3s Despite Global Warnings

The federal minister in charge of transportation and infrastructure, John Baird, will be meeting today with B.C. finance minister Colin Hansen to talk about fast-tracking infrastructure investments to offset the slowdown in the economy. Both the B.C. and federal...

Colin Hansen "Rewarding" History of Sexual Harassment at SFU

Colin Hansen is rewarding sexual harassment. That’s how a former Simon Fraser University student views a visit by BC’s Minister of Economic Development two weeks ago to the Downtown Eastside, to...

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