The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has announced details for its consultation on the next provincial budget and Cranbrook is included as a stop.

The committee is comprised of both government and opposition MLAs. The committee is tasked by the legislative assembly to undertake an annual public consultation on the next provincial budget and to make recommendations based on those consultations, explained a Legislative Assembly of British Columbia press release.

The committee will hold several public meetings to hear from people in British Columbia about their priorities for Budget 2026. The meetings are anticipated to take place in June 2025 and will be a mix of in-person and virtual meetings. Dates and exact locations have yet to be announced.

The committee expects to hold in-person meetings in the following communities:

Victoria, Surrey, Vancouver, Courtenay, Terrace, Quesnel, Fort St. John, Vernon, Penticton, Nelson and Cranbrook.

People in British Columbia are asked to indicate their interest in speaking with the committee by Friday, April 11, at 3 p.m. (Mountain time) by completing a request form on the Parliamentary Committees Consultation Portal.

The opportunity to provide written input to the committee will be available beginning in June.

The members of the committee are:

* Paul Choi, MLA, Burnaby South-Metrotown (chair);

* Elenore Sturko, MLA, Surrey-Cloverdale (deputy chair);

* Jennifer Blatherwick, MLA, Coquitlam-Maillardville;

* Sunita Dhir, MLA, Vancouver-Langara;

* Claire Rattée, MLA, Skeena;

* Harwinder Sandhu, MLA, Vernon-Lumby; and

* Bryan Tepper, MLA, Surrey-Panorama.

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