B.C.'s surplus rises as growth remains stable: finance minister

VICTORIA — Finance Minister Carole James is projecting a growing budget surplus and stable but slower economic growth in her latest quarterly financial update.
James says the former Liberal government’s decision to rely on a speculative real estate market was unsustainable and irresponsible, leaving people without affordable homes and businesses without workers.
Property transfer tax revenues to the government are down $250 million and the most recent housing sales statistics from Ap