- 21. THE NDP IS DEFINITELY BACK IN THE RACE
- (1996)
- ... talked about a balanced budget, although the method by which he counts is debatable, froze university tuition fees, and generally behaved like a politician sure of re-election. What a difference a leader ...
- Created on 02 April 1996
- 22. SURPLUS BODES WELL FOR PROVINCIAL FINANCES
- (1988)
- ... on more in revenue than the previous year, while spending was up by only $127 million. But that isn't all. After selling everything that isn't nailed down, the government has $776 million in its Budget Stabiliz ...
- Created on 25 December 1988
- 23. LOOKING BACK ON 1988
- (1988)
- ... are up. Inflation is in check, and the coffers are full. In fact, if the government decided to roll its privatization fund into general revenue, it would show a healthy budget surplus. All in all, ...
- Created on 15 December 1988
- 24. I HAVE SEEN THE ENEMY AND IT IS IGNORANCE
- (1988)
- ... The provincial government, too, is not without fault. Although there have been improvements in the education budget, it is still suffering from the shortfalls created by cutbacks a few years ago. To be ...
- Created on 23 November 1988
- 25. VANDER ZALM BACK IN PARTY'S GRACES
- (1988)
- ... y, he said, was in better shape than at any time in the history of the province, the budget was about to be balanced, and the "rainy-day account," the budget stabilization fund, was fast approaching $1 bill ...
- Created on 20 October 1988
- 26. VANDER ZALM'S IMAGE ON THE MEND?
- (1988)
- ... t from now on, community newspapers would get a fair share of the government advertising dollar. Until now, the lion's share of the government's advertising budget has always gone to the dailies and t ...
- Created on 14 October 1988
- 27. NOBODY PRAISES BILLY
- (1988)
- ... salt takes regular financial stock. It isn't good enough to wait until the end of the year to find out whether you've stayed within the budget forecast. Trends can be discerned from financial analyses duri ...
- Created on 22 September 1988
- 28. SOCRED PRAYER: PLEASE DON'T LET IT SNOW
- (1988)
- ... e. One of the reasons for privatizing the maintenance of highways was to reduce the annual budget deficits and perhaps even pay off the province's accumulated debt. At a savings of $1 million in each ...
- Created on 25 August 1988
- 29. THIS DEFEAT IS MORE THAN JUST A MESSAGE
- (1988)
- ... lion spent on what the government confidently continues calling decentralization. They knew the difference between decentralization and flim flam. They remembered the creative budget exercise that resu ...
- Created on 02 June 1988
- 30. STUPICH'S LAST HURRAH
- (1988)
- By HUBERT BEYER VICTORIA -- If you want an interesting read, phone Dave Stupich at his Victoria or Nanaimo office and ask for a copy of his reply to the budget. The NDP finance critic's speech was noteworth ...
- Created on 22 May 1988
- 31. MILKING THE POOR TO PAY OFF DEFICIT
- (1988)
- ... profits into what is alternately called the Budget Stabilization Fund, the B.S. Fund or the Socred Slush Fund. That fund, you will remember, was set up in the last budget to provide a cushion for th ...
- Created on 08 May 1988
- 32. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR DEBATE?
- (1988)
- ... like this: "Given the unprecedented attack by this government on seniors, the disabled and the disadvantaged, does the minister agree that this budget should be withdrawn?" Or: "Considering the public ...
- Created on 09 April 1988
- 33. HOW DOES ANOTHER $264 A YEAR GRAB YOU?
- (1988)
- VICTORIA -- Your reaction to Finance Minister Mel Couvelier's 1988-89 budget will depend to some degree on the vices in which you indulge. If you're a smoker, you'll probably get mad. Ditto, if your recreatio ...
- Created on 13 March 1988
- 34. ANOTHER MINISTRY GOES ON THE BLOCK
- (1988)
- ... inister expects a savings of $15 million a year out of a current $25 million budget when the transfer is completed. Ad that's about it. With the stroke of a pen and a solid majority in the legislature, th ...
- Created on 06 March 1988
- 35. SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM AXED
- (1988)
- ... 's Inability to manage its budget. Right again. Contrary to many claims, B.C.'s social services system is Quite adequate. Nobody needs to fall through the cracks. Here are Some examples. A single pa ...
- Created on 23 February 1988
- 36. HOW DID WE GET INTO THIS MESS?
- (1988)
- VICTORIA -- Happy days are here again. Government revenues are up, expenditures down; Finance Minister Mel Couvelier wants to balance the next budget, and prosperity for all British Columbians is just ...
- Created on 02 February 1988
- 37. IS MEL PULLING A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT?
- (1988)
- VICTORIA -- Ask politicians these days what a balanced budget is and they'll launch into a fairy tale that begins with "once upon a time," until you get to Mel Couvelier, finance minister of this here provin ...
- Created on 01 February 1988
- 38. REMEMBER THE COQUIHALLA
- (1988)
- ... ntortions to hide the cost overruns. Specific cost- related budget items, called votes, were switched, and the government now tried to finance the mounting overruns out of votes that hadn't been approved by the l ...
- Created on 16 January 1988
- 39. ABORTION ISSUE COULD BRING DOWN GOVERNMENT
- (1988)
- ... cal issue you care to mention can be slotted into this conflict. Every issue, except abortion, that is. The cost of abortions neither makes nor breaks British Columbia's health services budget. At an esti ...
- Created on 01 January 1988
