Ep 236: Budgets, budgets everywhere

We compare and contrast the new federal and provincial budgets and rant once more about the (non) response to COVID-19.Main Segment LinksBC Budget 2021 Details of BC budget: Province tables 2021 fiscal plan amid 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemicBowinn Ma in Fraser Valley CurrentFederal Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and ResilienceHighlights of budget 2021: Billions for green economic growth, healthier Indigenous communitiesBudget 2021: Science underpins targeted investments to drive equitable recovery and long-term prosperityNDP’s 2019 promiseQuick takesCOVID-19: B.C. announces travel restrictions, lowers eligible age for AstraZeneca vaccineCOVID-19: RCMP union, legal advocates and First Nations groups raise concerns over B.C. travel restrictions  COVID-19: New travel restrictions cause confusion, anxiety for B.C. residents, Liberals sayB.C. to introduce legislation requiring employers to pay workers who miss shifts for COVID vaccinePossible paid sick leave coming to BCCanada bans flights from India and Pakistan for 30 daysNechako Lakes MLA stands by his defence of atmospheric CO2 after legislative debate Quebec Superior Court upholds most of religious symbols ban, but English-language schools exemptPhoto credit: flickr/bcgovphotos