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B.C. legislature short session starts today, Horgan says COVID-19 relief promise top priority
BY , Dec 7, 2020 8:32 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
B.C. Premier John Horgan listens during a postelection news conference in Vancouver on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Horgan says the election promise to provide COVID-19 recovery benefit dollars to British Columbia families and individuals will be the focus of Monday's return to the legislature for a brief session. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Politicians get back to work today at the BC legislature with one main goal in mind after the NDP won a majority government.
Premier John Horgan says this short session before Christmas will be used to start the process of getting out the COVID relief benefit of one-thousand dollars for eligible families and 500 dollars for individuals.
The session will start with a throne speech with some members in the house while others attend virtually because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Interim Liberal Leader Shirley Bond says she'd like to see an update on the province's finances after the government estimated a 13 billion dollar deficit when it released first-quarter figures.
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