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How @jjhorgan and the @bcndp government kept the province and economy going effectively during a pandemic - and are building a strong recovery.
How @jjhorgan and the @bcndp government kept the province and economy going effectively during a pandemic - and are building a strong recovery.
First of all - the most important thing during a pandemic is people's health. Go all-in on your public health care response. That means supporting the public health officer and acting on her guidance. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/world/canada/bonnie-henry-british-columbia-coronavirus.html
Then, don't shut down completely. Instead, work on operating safely. https://bc.ctvnews.ca/strict-covid-19-shutdowns-are-in-place-in-other-provinces-why-not-b-c-1.4865383
Keep construction sites working with new safety measures. https://globalnews.ca/news/6716087/coronavirus-bc-construction-sites/
Make sure forestry has the workers (and the trees!) the industry needs. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-tree-planting-season-saved-despite-covid-fears-1.5544254
Keep agriculture workers safe while working! https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-a-lesson-learned-early-how-bc-has-avoided-major-covid-19-outbreaks
Mandate that @worksafeBC has to provide businesses the guidance they need for workers and customers to feel safe. Confidence matters for heading back to work or into a restaurant. https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/worksafebc-issues-covid-19-guidelines-as-businesses-ready-to-reopen-1.4942151
And, let's be very clear, public health measures do in fact have a lot to do with economic recovery. https://bcndpcaucus.ca/news/andrew-wilkinson-claims-public-health-measures-dont-have-anything-to-do-with-economic-recovery/
Customer safety, after all, is the thing business groups identify as key to public confidence. https://twitter.com/BizCouncilofCan/status/1270698299016822791
Make sure people and businesses have the support they need while working on a long-term recovery. It helps if you were on the right track before the pandemic, too. https://biv.com/article/2020/06/bc-best-shape-covid-19-recovery-economists-say
As you're doing all of that - and much, much more - ask the people of the province for their ideas about rebuilding the economy. https://gov.bc.ca/recoveryideas
