Victoria News: Builders wary of Horgan government hiring rules
The B.C. NDP government’s second project under union-only public construction rules is receiving bids from general contractors, but the Pattullo Bridge replacement budget has not jumped like the first one…
The Province: A year after the introduction of the Horgan-style CBA, there’s nothing to show for all the hoopla
A year after the introduction of the CBA, there’s nothing to show for all the hoopla, except more red tape, higher public costs and mounting evidence that British Columbians have…
Journal of Commerce: B.C.’s CBA policy is flawed
After months of sparring in the press, some of B.C.’s largest construction organizations, unions and government officials gathered in person to discuss the province’s controversial Community Benefits Agreement (CBA).
Vancouver Sun: B.C.’s community benefits deals nothing to brag about
This is little more than a cynical backroom deal by the NDP government aimed at rewarding building trades unions for their ongoing support.
Journal of Commerce: PCA calls out B.C. CBAs in ‘Money Well Wasted’ campaign
A new PCA initiative is calling out the British Columbia NDP government for exclusionary practices.
Journal of Commerce: Town halls reveal CBA sentiment among BCCA members mostly negative
Members of the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) and other organizations have weighed in from across the province against the recently implemented community benefits agreements (CBAs).
Globe and Mail: The high cost of union contractors
Fair, open, and transparent should be the top objectives of a competitive public bidding process. Anything else is a bad deal for taxpayers. *content behind paywall*.
Journal of Commerce: Industry Groups challenge court on CBAs
A group of British Columbia construction associations, unions, businesses and individuals has filed a petition to the court to strike down the hiring model in recently announced CBAs which they…
PCA joins business groups in urging B.C. gov’t to scrap new infrastructure rules
In an open letter to Premier Horgan the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has joined business groups in calling on the premier to abandon his government’s “ill-advised and ill-conceived…
Journal of Commerce: B.C.’s new rules for public infrastructure projects are wrong.
PCA’s Paul de Jong offers his take on why Premier Horgan’s new rules on public infrastructure projects are simply wrong.