VICTORIA – The 2014 budget makes families pay the price for B.C. Liberal mismanagement, said New Democrat finance critic Mike Farnworth in his budget response presentation in the legislature Wednesday. “The bottom line of this budget is that life will be …
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B.C. Liberals will ignore coastal residents, go ahead with reckless cuts
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REALITY CHECK: British Columbians should expect more broken Liberal promises in 2014
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