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B.C. reinstating 90-day waiting period for MSP coverage; ending temporary coverage for some people
B.C.'s Health Minister says the province is bringing back the 90-day wait period for people who apply for MSP coverage as of today, after it was waived back in March at the height of the COVID-19 pand...
Aug 01, 2020
Province to waive MSP wait periods for returning BC residents as COVID-19 pandemic spreads
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, BC's Health Minister says there are changes coming to the MSP wait period in the province. Adrian Dix says the wait period will be waved for people returning to the p...
Mar 19, 2020
BC Liberals may not eliminate EHT; Premier disagrees tax is behind cuts at Victoria Police
While the leader of the officials opposition maligns the Employer Health Tax, he is also admitting a Liberal government might not get rid of it. Andrew Wilkinson says if the BC Liberals win the next e...
Jul 04, 2019
Happy New Year! The Canadian Taxpayers Federation warns of a bigger tax grab in 2019
The B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is playing party pooper as people get ready to celebrate the ringing in of a New Year. Kris Sims says people should brace for big tax hikes on a ...
Dec 27, 2018
B.C.'s Finance minister defends additional costs to municipalities while the mayor of Kamloops fires back
While some municipalities, like Kamloops, complain about downloaded costs from the province driving up prospective property tax increases, B.C.'s Finance minister has a different take. Carole James sa...
Nov 28, 2018
CCPA lauds the new health payroll tax but add some changes are needed
Even the left leaning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives thinks some changes need to be made to the new health payroll tax. While CCPA Policy Analyst Alex Hemingway defends the tax as much better...
Mar 19, 2018
