Opinion: Managing public sector compensation crucial to balancing budget

During last year’s election campaign, and in his first full budget as premier, John Horgan promised to balance British Columbia’s operating budget. If his NDP government remains committed to this promise, the coming negotiations on compensation with 183 public sector unions will be critically important.
After all, at $29.1 billion, government employee compensation constitutes more than half of all provincial spending, so managing this area of spending is critical.
Thus far, the Horga