BBOT POLICY BULLETIN – 2017 Federal Budget

Burnaby Board of Trade Welcomes Budget’s Focus on Infrastructure, Innovation, Housing and Child Care;  Concerned with Lack of Plan for Return to Balance

March 22, 2017 — The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, released the 2017 federal budget today in Ottawa outlining the Government of Canada’s spending priorities for the coming years, including innovation, skills training, infrastructure, affordable housing and child care, while forgoing any major changes to taxation.

Read the BBOT’s full statement here.