Who Gets to Build B.C.? Dan Baxter on Community Benefits and Open Tendering

B.C. says it wants to build more infrastructure and spend taxpayer dollars wisely. So why is it still using procurement rules that shut out so many qualified contractors and workers? In this episode, Darrel Reid sits down with PCA’s B.C. Regional Director, Dan Baxter, to talk about the province’s Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) regime, the new private member’s bill from MLA Kiel Giddens and the bigger fight over fair and open procurement in British Columbia. They discuss what these policies mean for competition, labour choice, project costs and the people trying to get more infrastructure built in a province that badly needs it.