香蕉视频直播

Skip to content

Clark pledges $1-billion in childcare spending

Christy Clark continued rebranding the BC Liberals this week, ahead of the Speech from the Throne
web1_20170621-KCN-M-ClarkWomanLuncheon
Christy Clark at women香蕉视频直播檚 luncheon in Vancouver June 21. (Twitter - @Kimmy_Haak)

Thursday香蕉视频直播檚 Speech from the Throne will include some big spending promises from the BC Liberals.

Premier Christy Clark announced Wednesday $1 billion in spending over four years for early childcare and development in B.C., during a Liberal women香蕉视频直播檚 luncheon in Vancouver.

The funds are a part of a香蕉视频直播漴enewed香蕉视频直播 budget that Clark says will be announced in further detail during the speech in the legislature.

香蕉视频直播淣obody in British Columbia wants an election,香蕉视频直播 she said, 香蕉视频直播渓et香蕉视频直播檚 figure out how to make the results of this election work for British Columbians, let香蕉视频直播檚 listen to what they have to say.香蕉视频直播

The funds will be used to create 60,000 new childcare spaces, provide subsidies for households earning less than $100,000 and create 4,000 new bursaries and grants for those wanting to go to school for early childhood education.

Amendments to the Liberals budget released in February also include new investments in mental health, Clark said.

The premier committed to have mental health experts in B.C. schools, to catch issues early.

香蕉视频直播淭eachers tell us this all the time 香蕉视频直播 they香蕉视频直播檙e not sure how to diagnose them, or where to send them,香蕉视频直播 Clark said.

Wednesday香蕉视频直播檚 announcement follows two others this week from the Liberals, including banning corporate-union donations and raising welfare rates and a $50 million continuation of electric car charging stations.

Welcoming MLAs to a caucus meeting at the legislature on Wednesday afternoon, NDP leader John Horgan said it appears 香蕉视频直播渢here香蕉视频直播檚 going to be an NDP throne speech tomorrow.香蕉视频直播

香蕉视频直播淚t is really hard to believe that after 16 years of ignoring child care, ignoring people with disabilities, ignoring income assistance rates, that all of a sudden, after the people have rejected you at the polls, our platform looks pretty appealing.香蕉视频直播

Meanwhile, Green party leader Andrew Weaver is hosting a news conference to discuss his findings after visiting with aboriginal groups who oppose the Site C dam.



About the Author: Ashley Wadhwani-Smith

I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
Read more



(or

香蕉视频直播

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }