HEALTH SERVICES*: $13,923,823,000 (actual expenses in fiscal 2009/10)
George Abbott: Provide a health and wellness tax credit for families
Christy Clark: Increase health care funding; cover cost of nicotine
replacement therapies with proceeds from tobacco taxes
Kevin Falcon: Ensure “every dollar we put into health care maximizes
the benefits;” support families in making “good, healthy choices”
EDUCATION*: $5,069,692,000 (actual expenses in fiscal 2009/10)
Abbott: Introduce a $12-million grant program over next three years to
support the construction of new or replacement school playgrounds
Clark: Give more power to parents and ensure they have “as many
options as possible” to support their children’s development
Falcon: Ensure “no child is denied a proper education because of a learning
difficulty;” children can learn Chinese and Indian languages in school
HOUSING & SOCIAL DEV*: $2,735,104,000 (actual expenses, fiscal 09/10)
No campaign proposals from any leadership candidate at publication time
* On Oct. 25, Premier Gordon Campbell announced
changes that restructured many of these ministries