 The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada’s largest construction association, is urging the NDP Government to confirm that all public owners – including ministries, Crown corporations, government agencies, municipal halls, school boards, and regional districts – must comply with Bill 20, the Construction Prompt Payment Act. While Bill 20 generally applies to construction contracts, it also allows government to exclude “prescribed” improvements or owners by regulation and to differentiate based on “public or private ownership.” ICBA is seeking an unequivocal commitment that public owners will not be carved out or phased in later than the private sector. “Prompt payment has to mean prompt payment for everyone – including the Province and municipalities,” said Chris Gardner, ICBA President. “If government exempts itself or delays its own compliance, the law’s credibility will be undermined on day one. Public owners must lead by example, pay on time, and follow the same rules as every private owner.” The Act comes into force only by regulation and can be rolled out gradually by sector, creating uncertainty unless government states its intent now. “Our members want a fair system that starts with government confirming it is fully subject to the Act, without loopholes, carve-outs, or slow-walked implementation,” said Gardner. ICBA is calling on the Attorney General to immediately confirm:
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Budget 2027: After a Decade of Decline, NDP Budget Delivers an Assault on Seniors, Working Families, and Small Businesses
Peter Milobar, BC Conservative Finance Critic, condemned the NDP government’s latest budget as the result of a decade of decline that has left British Columbians broke, unsafe, and paying more for less. “After ten years of NDP mismanagement, this budget is an assault on seniors, working families, and the small businesses that drive our economy,” said Milobar. “The NDP have turned their back on the people working hardest to make ends meet and the seniors who built this province.” Milobar pointed to a new $1.1 billion annual income tax increase and warned that the government is piling new costs onto households already struggling with affordability. “This government keeps asking British Columbians for more, while delivering less,” Milobar said. “The question people are asking is simple: Where has all the money gone?” Milobar noted that BC has gone from a surplus in the first year of NDP government to a projected deficit of more than $13 billion this year, while prov...
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