UBC experts on B.C. budget
The B.C. NDP government is introducing its full budget on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
UBC experts are available for comment:
Marina Adshade
Vancouver School of Economics
Email: marina.adshade@ubc.ca
- Child care, parental leave, gender wage gap, education, tuition, single parenthood
*Not available for television interviews
Patrick Condon
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Cell: 604.788.0747
Email: pcondon@sala.ubc.ca
- Transit and urban design
Thomas Davidoff
UBC Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604.822.8325
Email: thomas.davidoff@sauder.ubc.ca
- Housing policy and affordability
- Real estate
Joshua Gottlieb
Vancouver School of Economics
Tel: 604.822.4121
Email: joshua.gottlieb@ubc.ca
- B.C. Housing Affordability Fund (tax targeting property owners without ties to the local economy)
- Housing finance
- Real estate
- Government spending
Paul Kershaw
School of Population and Public Health
Cell: 604.761.4583
Email: paul.kershaw@ubc.ca
- Implications for British Columbians in their 20s, 30s, 40s and their children
- Generational equity, including policy related to housing, families and medical care
*Participating in the budget lock-up in Victoria; limited availability on Tuesday
John Richardson
Faculty of Forestry
Tel: 604.822.6586
Email: john.richardson@ubc.ca
- Wildlife and environment protection
Allan Tupper
Department of Political Science
Tel: 604.827.3387
Email: allan.tupper@ubc.ca
- Political implications
- Public policy
