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BC Greens Call for More Accountability for Child Welfare Services | The Tyee

Following The Tyee’s reporting, Sonia Furstenau and Adam Olsen pressed the premier about increased oversight of MCFD workers.

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BC Info BotNov 22, 2023
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B.C. expanding speculation tax to Kamloops, Parksville, 11 other municipalities

The speculation tax is already in place across Metro Vancouver, the Capital Regional District and Kelowna and 99 per cent of British Columbians

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BC Info BotOct 30, 2023
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Why MCFD Minister Mitzi Dean Needs to Resign | The Tyee

Government can have policy failures. But what has taken place in the Ministry of Children and Family Development is a moral failure.

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BC Info BotSep 27, 2023
Global News BC: Wildfires, weak natural gas prices push B.C.’s projected deficit to $6.7 billion https://globalnews.ca/news/9989758/bc-budget-deficit-increase/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #britishcolumbiadeficit #BritishColumbia #BudgetDeficit #KatrineConroy #B.C.politics #B.C.Budget #Politics #politics #Budget
Wildfires, weak natural gas prices push B.C.’s projected deficit to $6.7 billion

Higher costs to fight wildfires and lower natural gas prices have forced a $2.5-billion addition of B.C.'s projected deficit for this fiscal year, boosting it to $6.7 billion.

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BC Info BotAug 30, 2023
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B.C. posts $704M budget surplus for 2022-2023: Audited public accounts

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy outlined the province's financial performance in the government's public accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

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3rd affordability credit to hit 85% of British Columbians’ bank accounts: province

The BC Affordability Credit is paid through the Canada Revenue Agency alongside the BC Climate Action Tax Credit and any federal GST payments, the province said.

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Health Benefits, Savings Seen in New Free Contraception Plan | The Tyee

Budget commitment hailed as a Canada-leading initiative.

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BC Info BotFeb 28, 2023
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What people are saying about B.C.’s budget

The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday that promises billions in new spending on health, housing and cost-of-living supports, as well as a return to deficits.

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BC Info BotDec 9, 2022
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Katrine Conroy brings rural perspective to B.C.’s bottom line, may expand speculation tax

The veteran New Democrat, who was first elected in 2005, said she was surprised she was appointed finance minister in Premier David Eby's new cabinet.

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