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{Adrian Dix sharpens his skillsaw}
Adrian DixTue May 7, 2013 12:01am PSTQ: What's your plan to improve B.C.'s business and investment climate?A: I think that's what we start with … ensuring that we have an adequate supply of skilled workers to allow businesses to grow. I met with the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]discount moncler jackets[/url], and all of them said, if we had skilled workers today we could hire them. There were 20 businesses at that meeting. We've got some businesses where two-fifths to a half of workers are eligible for retirement by 2020.Q: Aside from the skills issue, a main concern for business would be taxation.A: I set out what I was going to do on big business taxes two years ago,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler down jackets[/url], which is to raise them from 10% to 12%, which is 2008 levels. Since then, the Liberals have increased them themselves, to 11%. 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There's a reason why, if you look at our platform, it's the smallest opposition platform we've seen since platforms were costed in British Columbia. … Clearly we're going to inherit a fiscal mess from the government. … What it means in our plan is that we've been very cautious not to tack on too much additional debt until we've seen what they've done.Q: Are there any areas [where] you think you could rein in spending?A: Absolutely. 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It would also bring with it enormous intensity and controversy.Q: What immigration and temporary foreign workers policy changes will you be pushing federally to meet B.C.'s labour needs?A: We have to continue to be open to immigration. The challenge on the temporary foreign workers side is two-fold. One is it's a skills training challenge to our economy, we have to get our own house in order on skills training to make sure that businesses do have access to workers here. … Secondly, there are such an enormous number of temporary foreign workers now, this is something we have to address.Q: How will you work with Ottawa on immigration and other issues?A: I'm interested in having a good relationship with the prime minister. One of the main issues that is negative for investment in the province is the First Nations question. Especially in respect to land claims, we'll only resolve it by working with the prime minister. I hope to see him, very soon should we win the election, to discuss that issue. That would be the sole issue of the agenda. •Tags: economy, Adrian Dix, taxation, First Nations, temporary foreign workers
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