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B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
- British Columbia's budget delays seven long-term care projects, the second phase of Burnaby Hospital and Cancer Care, and student housing at the University of Victoria due to fiscal pressures.
- Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt warns these delays will increase pressure on the health-care system and worsen the shortage of long-term care beds in British Columbia.
- Dan Levitt states the delays will add strain to families who care for older people.
- Finance Minister Brenda Bailey explains the project delays are intended to avoid competition for resources and reduce costs by re-pacing and re-sequencing construction, based on lessons from ongoing projects.
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B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left15Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Left
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