Vaughn Palmer: Budget surplus shrinking as NDP makes good on spending promises

VICTORIA — Finance Minister Carole James started her update on provincial finances Wednesday with the good news that B.C.’s superior economic performance has continued under the early days of NDP government.
“The most important piece that I want to begin with is the fact that this second quarter report shows continued stable economic growth in B.C.,” James told reporters gathered in the press theatre at the legislature.
“If you look at jobs, if you look at exports,