Having set the business agenda for the B.C. election, BIV met face-to-face with Clark, Dix and Cummins to ask them our 10 burning questions – and a few more besides.
The questions:
What is your plan to improve B.C.'s business and investment climate?
- How do you plan to cut B.C.'s debt over the next five years?
- How would you attract new investment and head offices to the province?
- What's your plan to increase the number of high-paying jobs in B.C.?
- Given surging health-care and education costs, where will you cut to rein in spending?
- What's your plan to expand B.C.'s export markets?
- What strategies will you use provincially to address B.C.'s skills crunch?
- What immigration and temporary foreign workers policy changes will you be pushing federally to meet B.C.'s labour needs?
- How will you accelerate the resolution of First Nations land claims in B.C.?
- In what key areas will you be seeking Ottawa's help to achieve B.C.'s economic goals?
Here are their edited responses:
Christy Clark's triple-A game plan
Adrian Dix sharpens his skillsaw
Conservative Cummins counsels spending cuts and balanced budgets
