B.C. Premier David Eby warns of cuts in upcoming budget

B.C.’s next budget is set to be revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Premier David Eby said to expect cuts.
“Absolutely, we’ll be reducing spending in the next budget,” he said in an unrelated news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3. “But the reductions will be focused on administrative cost, bureaucracy, while we’re preserving frontline services for British Columbians.”
The latest quarterly financial update from the province projects the 2025/26 deficit at nearly $