The provincial government will deliver its budget today, amid a backdrop of fallen commodity prices and a generally sluggish economy. In light of British Columbia’s mounting government debt, vigilance and restraint will be key.
bc government spending
August 11, 2003
2:00AM
Sometimes public perception doesnt reflect reality. This is particularly true in British Columbia where the myth of government spending cuts has been largely created and promulgated by organized labour. Earlier this year, the British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) released a comic book (in which Gordon Campbell was portrayed as villain Slash Gordon) that highlighted cuts to healthcare services. In June, the BC Fed sent 250,000 British Columbia households an 8-page newspaper insert detailing cuts to healthcare and education.