Announcing B.C. Budget 2024 💰

Dear <<First Name>>,

This week, my colleagues and I returned to the legislature for a new session of presenting, debating, and passing legislation. In our first week, we presented our Throne Speech and 2024 B.C. Budget, sharing some of the priorities of our government for the year ahead.

We know that people are facing challenges, like global inflation and high interest rates. Some people say government should cut back, reduce services, and give more breaks to those who are already well off.

But we know we're at our best when we take care of each other and don't let people get left behind. That’s why we're going to continue supporting our public healthcare system, creating more homes for people, making our communities safer, building resilience in case of climate emergencies, and helping more people and small businesses with costs.

And our plan has already been working – in the past year we added over 700 new family doctors under our new payment model, we've seen a 30% increase in registered rental homes, a significant decrease in stranger and random attacks in cities, and hundreds of thousands of people receiving help with cost of living measures, like free prescription contraception and reduced childcare costs. This is just the start.

In 2024, we're continuing to invest in people and the infrastructure and services we rely on. We're increasing the BC Family Benefit, helping more than 340,000 families every month, and for families wanting to grow, we're helping people access a free cycle of in-vitro fertilization, beginning next year. We’re also helping people and businesses with their electricity bills, and providing record capital funding to support new needed infrastructure like schools, healthcare facilities, and housing. And we're bringing in a house flipping tax, so those who are bringing up housing prices will have to pay their fair share.

These are only some of the investments we're making for B.C. and in communities throughout B.C. There's more work to do, and me and my colleagues are ready to do it.

You can read more at: BCBudget.gov.bc.ca

Here are some things I'd like to share with you from the past week:

Throne speech lays out vision of a stronger B.C. that works better for people

Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin opened the final session of the 42nd Parliament with a speech from the throne, laying out our government’s vision for a stronger province that works better for people.

Some highlights from the speech from the throne include:

Delivering more homes for people by launching BC Builds, while taking new action to protect renters from bad-faith evictions and help first-time homebuyers.

Helping people and small businesses with costs through new measures coming in Budget 2024, while tackling the root causes that make life more expensive.

Strengthening public health care by continuing to attract more family doctors while investing new resources into cancer care and long-term care for seniors.

Building an economy that works better for people by leveraging B.C.’s strength in natural resources, and training people for the good clean jobs of today and tomorrow.

Protecting B.C. from climate emergencies with year-around wildfire-fighting resources and new actions to reduce pollution from big industrial emitters.

Keeping kids and communities safe by introducing new legislation to protect schools and kids from disruptive protests and to hold big social media companies accountable.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0007-000231

BC Builds will deliver thousands more homes with Canada contribution

All levels of government need to work together to solve the housing crisis.

With the federal government’s contribution and partnership toward BC Builds, we can help build more homes people can actually afford.

BC Builds will benefit from $2 billion in additional financing from the Government of Canada to help deliver thousands more homes.

Fewer emissions, cleaner future with updated rules for industry

Climate change continues to hit British Columbians close to home – and it’s costing families and businesses both money and opportunities.

We think there is a better way to move forward, one that reduces climate pollution by providing both incentives.

B.C.’s updated carbon pricing system for large industry will give companies incentives to lower pollution and create better, cleaner jobs for British Columbians.

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I'm here for you

As always, if you have any questions or concerns about any provincial issue, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are here to help you.

My office can be reached at (604) 775-0565 or Anne.Kang.MLA@leg.bc.ca.

Sincerely,

Anne Kang, MLA
Burnaby-Deer Lake

Provincial Government Resources

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