B.C. government's surplus projection shrinks

VICTORIA — B.C. Finance Minster Carole James says she’s still optimistic her NDP government can afford to implement big-ticket election promises like $10-a-day child care, even though she’s had to dip into the province’s forecast allowance to keep the budget from sinking into the red.
James unveiled the government’s second quarter financial results Tuesday, which project a $190 million surplus, down from $246 million in the NDP’s September budget update. Lower