B.C. Liberals fail to save secretive international tax rebate program

VICTORIA — B.C.’s Opposition Liberals tried but failed Thursday to save a contentious international tax rebate program that had attracted criticism for its secretive nature but advocates said helped encourage foreign investment.
Liberal finance critic Shirley Bond attempted to amend the NDP government’s budget bill to prevent the cancellation of the International Financial Activity Program program until at least 2018 so it could be studied to determine if its benefits justified