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  1. B.C. budget lacks effective plan for finances and economy

    Program spending is projected to increase from pre-pandemic levels by 15.2 per cent in 2021/22. ...

  2. Capital Budgeting and Fiscal Sustainability in British Columbia

    The opening sentence of British Columbia’s Budget and Fiscal Plan 2014/15–2016/17 states: “ Budget 2014 affirms government’s ability to balance its budget on an ongoing basis.” That statement refers to the operating budget. However, the province’s ...

  3. BC's boring, balanced budget anything but

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun Tuesday’s BC budget, which Finance Minister Michael de Jong called boring, balanced, should have set out an ambitious agenda for the next four years. After all, few governments embark on significant reform in the later years ...

  4. Now Comes the Hard Part: Governing

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun The BC Liberals and particularly Premier Christy Clark deserve the praise they’re receiving for their surprise electoral victory. After all, the Liberals reversed a double-digit deficit in the polls and ended up securing a ...

  5. Nary a conservative budget in sight

    Appeared in the Financial Post Sitting down with my morning cup of coffee and Saturday's National Post, I was delighted to read Andrew Coyne's scathing criticism of the federal Conservatives' record in office, based on comments he was to ...