Find the agenda on the British Columbia Association of School Business Officials (BCASBO) website.
Yes Michael Campbell is Gordon Campbell’s brother and an ardent supporter of the idea that the free market will solve any and every problem. The idea that School Districts should have to establish businesses in order to make ends meet is destined to fail, not least because, like BC Ferries, they are a public good that forms a crucial foundation to our society and to our economy. There are tons of things that business does extremely well, but natural monopolies and public goods that form a platform for business and the economy are not on the list — especially since you put the entire business community at risk when you tamper with them.