Vaughn Palmer: B.C.'s finance minister shouldn't be so hard on herself. The fiscal mess is mostly David Eby's fault |
Opinion: Eby inherited a surplus of almost $6 billion from John Horgan, spent most of it, then proceeded to drive spending, deficits, debt and interest payments to the current record levels
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VICTORIA — Premier David Eby was asked this week about Finance Minister Brenda Bailey’s prediction that after she brings down the budget later this month she’ll be “the least popular person in the province.”
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Did the premier expect to take a similar hit on his popularity?
Not an easy question to answer with a “yes” or a “no.” Answering either “I expect to be hated” or “not as hated as Brenda Bailey would make headlines.
So Eby sidestepped.
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“This is a really challenging time for governments around the world, and certainly in B.C. we’re no exception,” said the premier. “So it’s a challenging budget, no question about it.”
Plus there was the Trump factor, the premier’s all-purpose deflection for every........