International Maritime Centre British Columbia and McNeil

McNeil: Announcements about capital writeoffs for the liquefied natural gas and manufacturing industries could also benefit the province, he said, although there was at least one gap that jumped out at the premier, according to The Chronicle Herald. We were hoping to see a bit more on the immigration file and the they would be allowing provinces to be able to deal with some of our respective challenges and allow that file to be handled a bit more by provinces. Following a briefing from provincial officials who attended the budget lockup in Ottawa, McNeil said Tuesday he was pleased to see a renewed commitment to the national shipbuilding contract, as well as to infrastructure and housing. Another surprise for McNeil was the investment in an International Maritime Centre in British Columbia. It would also make more sense to place more trade-related investments in this part of the country, given its proximity to Europe, said McNeil. It really looks like an investment in port infrastructure where we think, as a province, we could have benefited from that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.