B.C. government posts massive but likely unsustainable surplus

VICTORIA — The massive provincial surplus inherited by B.C.’s New Democrats may look impressive at first glance, but economists say it could disappear quickly as the economy settles and the new government follows through on its ambitious spending promises.
B.C. ended the fiscal year on March 31 with a $2.7 billion surplus, Finance Minister Carole James announced Tuesday. That’s a huge spike from the $264 million surplus the previous Liberal government had budgeted in February 2