Because it is the first modern treaty in British Columbia, the draft Nisga'a Treaty has properly come under close scrutiny. It will inevitably set benchmarks by which dozens of further treaties will be measured.

The book explains that cities suffer from three problems: lack of user fees, too much public ownership of city services, and lack of city democracy. These problems combine to make the city an open field where citizens graze on services without restraint, public employees feed on taxpayers, and voters are powerless to change the city for the better.

The central conclusion of the report is that (as of 1998) BC's current economic crisis is a result of policies implemented by the provincial government since 1991. The evidence shows, in spite of claims made by the Clark government, that the 'Asian flu' is not the root cause of British Columbia's economic pain, rather, BC's economic troubles are mainly due to a home grown virus-courtesy of Victoria.