Vancouver Sun: What about fairness for taxpayers and workers in B.C?
PCA’s Paul de Jong offers his opinion on why Premier John Horgan should take pointers from Ontario Premier, Doug Ford on respecting taxpayers by saving them money on public infrastructure…
Huffington Post: Taxpayer funded projects should benefit ALL B.C.
PCA’s Paul de Jong offers his opinion on infrastructure projects being guided by basic principals of competition, fairness, and value.
Journal of Commerce: British Columbians can benefit from PLAs, but only when they are truly fair and open
Paul de Jong offers his response to public pushback of a poll released that shows British Columbians do not support restrictive PLAs.
Journal of Commerce: Poll on restrictive agreements gets flack
A poll commissioned by PCA, and how industry groups responded to the results.
Vancouver Sun: British Columbians want big infrastructure projects done right
PCA’s Rieghardt van Enter offers his opinion on how building B.C. doesn’t only need to be done, but needs to be done for the social good.
Vancouver News 1130: Pattullo Bridge contract shouldn’t exclude non-union workers
The Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA) take on why the Pattullo bridge project should not exclude non-union workers.
Vancouver Sun: Who are community benefits actually working for?
Kevin Kohut offers his opinion on community benefit agreements, and how they may not be working for the best interest of the community.
Vancouver Sun: Community benefits should be embedded in public projects
Tom Sigurdson goes into detail on how the construction industry in B.C. doesn’t work community benefits into public projects.
Vancouver Sun: Horgan to provide projects for trade unions
Vaughn Palmer covers the concept that B.C. building trades will be guaranteed a piece of the action on billions of dollars worth of publicly funded construction under the NDP government….
Surrey Now Leader: Premier John Horgan vows union public construction
Tom Fletcher’s article on Premier Horgan’s plans to return to closed-shop and the Island Highway model for public construction in B.C. Read full article here.