Premier Christy Clark made the following statement in response to David Loukidelis’ recommendations to government on how to improve freedom of information policies and procedures and records management practices in response to the Privacy Commissioner’s Oct. 22 report:

Finance Minister Michael de Jong travels to China to build bilateral relations, explore new trade and finance opportunities, and promote British Columbia’s stable economic story.

British Columbia’s Second Quarterly Report continues to forecast a surplus in the current fiscal year, another sign that prudent fiscal planning has helped offset the effects of a volatile economic landscape.

Modernized standards governing workplace pension plans that take effect Sept. 30, 2015, will improve pension coverage options and security for more than 900,000 British Columbians covered by employer sponsored pension plans.

Unifor Local 333 and BC Transit have ratified an agreement negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate.

British Columbians are invited to share their priorities for the next provincial budget with the release of the 2016 Budget Consultation Paper.

The ministers responsible for capital markets regulation in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon announced the publication for comment of a revised consultation draft of the uniform provincial/territorial Capital Markets Act (CMA), draft initial regulations and related materials.