15 h. ago Transport committee votes to study BC Ferries’ Chinese ship contract

"Outsourcing Canadian jobs is always wrong, and it's even worse when we have these unjustified steel and aluminium tariffs," Conservative MP Dan Albas said.

Sport

4 d. ago ‘It can’t just be a competition on price’: Why Seaspan didn’t bid on BC Ferries contract

It comes as BC Ferries faces public pressure over its recent decision to award a multi-billion-dollar contract to build four new major vessels to a Chinese shipyard.

Economics

1 week ago John Rustad: B.C. NDP stabs workers in the back with Chinese ferry contract

David Eby's abandonment of the men and women who built the province could prove to be a decisive moment in his premiership

Society

2 w. ago Transportation Minister Chrystia Freeland ’dismayed’ about BC Ferries’ contract with Chinese shipyard

Freeland told B.C.'s transport minister that she expects BC Ferries to inform her about all measures that it plans to take to 'mitigate any security risks'

Sport

2 w. ago Letters to the Sun: Awarding B.C. Ferries contract to Chinese company is short

Re: Criticism comes from all sides after B.C. Ferries awards contract to Chinese state-owned company From their perspective, B.C. Ferries found the best value by ordering ferries from China. They didn’t consider the value of taxes that would be returned to the government if the contract was awarded to a B.C. builder. They also don’t […]

Economics

2 w. ago Premier Eby says he will not ask B.C. Ferries to reconsider contract with Chinese state

The ferry provider announced last week it was giving a contract for four new ships to Weihai Shipyards, sparking concerns from province.

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2 w. ago Trades organization says Chinese contract for new ships ‘a stain on BC Ferries’

The BC Building Trades, which represents 45,000 unionized construction workers in the province, said it is 'deeply disappointed' to learn about the Crown corporation's decision.

Economics

3 w. ago Criticism comes from all sides after B.C. Ferries awards contract to Chinese state

B.C. Ferries says there were no domestic bids but politicians are concerned about procurement from a country with tariffs on Canada.

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