Promises to make housing, loans and even cell phone plans more affordable for everyday British Columbians are among the highlights of this year's throne speech. Premier John Horgan speaks to reporters following the throne speech at the B.C. In response to the throne speech, B.C. (Mike Mcarthur/CBC News)Gerald Baier, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia, said it was a "stay-the-course" throne speech with no major new policy announcements. Tuesday's throne speech ceremony was scaled back because of wintry weather in Victoria.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2019 21:30 UTC