Ben Eisen
High spending triggers avalanche of debt in B.C.
The most striking aspect of the Eby government’s first budget was the eye-popping deficit and debt projections. The budget forecasts a cumulative $11 billion deficit over the next three years....
B.C. lags behind neighbours on key measure of economic well-being
By global standards, British Columbia is prosperous. Like residents of all Canadian provinces, British Columbians enjoy living standards and access to economic opportunity that most of the world...
Eby government needs to tackle B.C.’s tax competitiveness problem
British Columbia’s approach to business taxation has long been uncompetitive with other large provinces. Thanks to a poorly designed sales tax, the province has one of the highest effective tax...