- 1. MORFITT TO SHED LIGHT ON BUDGET DARKNESS ...
- (1997)
- VICTORIA – Auditor General George Morfitt is walking through a political minefield these days. He’s conducting an independent inquiry into last year’s budget fiasco. Morfitt’s path is fraught with obstacles ...
- Created on 08 July 1997
- 2. SINGING THE BUDGET BLUES ...
- (1997)
- ... that, next year at this time, British Columbians will be a further $580 million in the hole, bringing the province’s total debt to $30.8 billion. Listening to Petter’s budget speech, you’d think that ...
- Created on 02 April 1997
- 3. LIQUOR PROFITS BOLSTER BUDGET ...
- (1988)
- VICTORIA -- The liquor distribution branch has just released its latest annual report, a 48-page document that should have been published under the heading A Licence to print Money. Take the opening ...
- Created on 09 February 1988
- 4. NDP PLANS TO SLASH PARKS SERVICES
- (1998)
- VICTORIA – Thinking of going on a camping trip through beautiful British Columbia this summer? Better take along a trailer with firewood. To minimize its continuing budget shortfalls, the Glen Clark ...
- Created on 20 April 1998
- 5. RECALL – THE NDP’S FAVORITE WHINE
- (1997)
- ... said in so many words he was looking forward to beating up on the Kelowna printer in court. Stockell is the guy who felt that he was had by the NDP’s election promise of a balanced budget. He’s pretty ...
- Created on 11 November 1997
- 6. JOBS ACCORD A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT
- (1997)
- ... and I believe it will be, the accord will make up for his administration’s budget bungling. The accord is to create almost 40,000 forest industry jobs over the next four years. The $1.5 billion seed ...
- Created on 29 June 1997
- 7. SIR (GLENNY) GALLAHAD RIDES AGAIN
- (1997)
- ... have been burning the midnight oil to make our premier look like Sir Gallahad, riding into battle. You see, the premier’s image was a little tarnished by the balanced-budget fibs he told before the election. ...
- Created on 24 June 1997
- 8. GREENPEACE SPREADING FEAR AND LOATHING
- (1997)
- VICTORIA – If you think the NDP government told some whoppers about the budget before the last election, you ought to hear what Greenpeace says about our forest practices. "Broken Promises" is the titl ...
- Created on 05 May 1997
- 9. WHERE ARE SOCIETY’S PRIORITIES?
- (1997)
- ... e health care providers complaining about fee increases in the new budget from $7.50 to $10 a visit. At the bottom of the page was a story about a Vancouver mother who lay dead on her bathroom floor f ...
- Created on 08 April 1997
- 10. STAY TUNED FOR THE MOTHER OF ALL SESSIONS
- (1997)
- ... of all the problems the NDP has, it chose to tweak the opposition’s nose by scheduling the release of the budget for the day after Lieutenant-Governor Garde Gardom read the throne speech. Normally, the ...
- Created on 31 March 1997
- 11. THE AVERAGE JOE IS FED UP
- (1997)
- ... government. Trueman would like Forest Renewal to identify the communities it will be funding. The provincial government could then delete these communities from its funding in the next budget. With ...
- Created on 18 March 1997
- 12. ANDERSON ON THE LIBERAL PR TRAIL
- (1997)
- ... it because he was delayed in Calgary. It turns out that his enthusiasm for Paul Martin’s recent budget hadn’t waned one bit when we finally connected. The way Anderson, Transport Minister and Member ...
- Created on 11 March 1997
- 13. POLITICIANS ON NOTICE: STOP LYING
- (1997)
- ... promise of a balanced budget. He’s pretty sure the premier knew very well that he couldn’t deliver a balanced budget, so he lied to the public to get the NDP elected for a second term But rather than ...
- Created on 10 March 1997
- 14. FREE ENERPRISE MERGER INEVITABLE
- (1997)
- ... According to one of the cooks, there are some old-fashioned social democratic principles in the omelet, but you’ve got your doubts, what with the budget cutting, staff reductions and program slashing ...
- Created on 04 March 1997
- 15. SCHOOL IN CRISIS
- (1997)
- VICTORIA – I’m in your face, Premier. I’m angry. I’m fed up. I’ve had it with budget cuts. I’ve had it with sanctimonious talk of caring government. I’m sick and tired of your apparent inability to deal ...
- Created on 11 February 1997
- 16. IS THE CBC IMPORTANT TO CANADIANS?
- (1997)
- VICTORIA – On December 11, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sent layoff notices to 996 employees across the country to meet the requirements of its latest budget cuts – a whopping $414 million. The ...
- Created on 10 February 1997
- 17. YOU JUST CAN’T LEAVE POLITICIANS UNATTENDED
- (1997)
- ... government’s budget deficit. Clark, of course, didn’t lose a moment to exploit the issue for his own purposes. "I hope this hypocrisy, this stunning hypocrisy, will demonstrate to people just what M ...
- Created on 04 February 1997
- 18. NOTES FROM WAIKIKI
- (1997)
- ... feast for about $30. And here’s one for Premier Glen Clark, if he ever gets over the budget fiasco and has time to refocus on his promise to protect health care. The Honolulu Advertiser ran a big spread ...
- Created on 03 February 1997
- 19. B.C. LEADING FIGHT AGAINST CHILD POVERTY
- (1997)
- ... s to give much thought to child poverty. At least the Clark government, in spite of its budget woes, is showing serious commitment to the eradication of child poverty. On the other hand, Clark, too, h ...
- Created on 27 January 1997
- 20. BRIEF SESSION PRELUDE TO ELECTION CALL
- (1996)
- ... plans to chart for the province during the coming year. The budget, which will be introduced by Finance Minister Elizabeth Cull a week after the session opens, will not dictate government spending during ...
- Created on 29 April 1996
