VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 21, 2017 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Economics' Mary Webb, Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy, is available to comment on British Columbia's Budget on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, an hour after the Budget is posted on the province's web site. Webb can provide an economic outlook for the province and commentary on the province's fiscal policy.

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