VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Less than two to go before the BC provincial election, NDP leader John Horgan is promising to make the province into a true high-tech hub by giving the industry what it needs to thrive.

Horgan says an NDP government would help high-tech companies by developing and attracting high-quality talent, improving access to capital, and by expanding markets and opportunities.

At the same time, he’s promising to end what he describes as the Liberal government’s failed I-T projects that went $350 million over budget in 2015, but often failed to deliver as promised.

Horgan adds he’d put a cap on the length and the value of I-T contracts to break projects into more manageable parts, increase competition and create opportunities for smaller BC companies to participate.

More details on the NDP plan can be found here.

BC votewrs head to the polls on May 9th.