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  1. BC deeper in debt despite claims of balanced budget

    Appeared in the Trail Daily Times “B.C. is currently on target to balance the 2014/15 budget,” declared Mike de Jong, B.C.’s finance minister while unveiling the government’s latest financial update. Understandably, many British Columbians will take de ...

  2. Upcoming budget a chance for BC to get the basics right

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun On February 18th British Columbians will be watching to see if finance minister Mike de Jong’s budget sets out a plan to deliver on his government’s ambitious goals with respect to economic growth and job creation. And the ...

  3. Post-Stimulus Spending Trends in Canada

    Canadian governments enacted Keynesian-inspired fiscal stimulus plans in 2009. These plans were to be a temporary response to the global economic recession. The stimulus spending was to be withdrawn after two years and program spending was then to be ...