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“These numbers confirm what business owners tell me every day. People are exhausted, uncertain, and losing faith that the government even cares if they survive.” ~~   Gavin Dew, Critic for Small Business and Innovation and MLA for Kelowna-Mission Conservative Critic for Small Business and Innovation Gavin Dew says small business owners across British Columbia are losing hope under the NDP government’s failed economic management, as new data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) (link) shows confidence plunging again, remaining the lowest in Canada. “Small business is the backbone of our communities, but under David Eby’s NDP, they have been pushed to the breaking point,” said Dew. “Confidence is collapsing, public safety is shattered, and youth unemployment keeps climbing. These numbers confirm what business owners tell me every day. People are exhausted, uncertain, and losing faith that the government even cares if they survive.” According to...

IMAGE CREDIT:   BC Cattlemen's Association A post from my friend Dave in Williams Lake. So this year, as has been our habit for many years, we ordered a side of beef from a local rancher.  We have always been grateful for the care that our ranchers, and their 4H kids, give to raising their animals. And the outstanding quality of product they deliver. As a bonus, we have made some wonderful friendships along the way. Regrettably, it is getting harder and harder for local producers to afford to raise their animals to maturity and then have them processed and sold in the local market.   It's now virtually impossible for them to find a local abbatoir, and have the meat government inspected. Ranchers are forced to ship their animals to Kamloops (200+ km) and then retrieve the meat to deliver to customers. No wonder so many are forced to become cow/calf operations, shipping young animals to massive feed lots.  Sadly, we all pay more, while the ranchers make next to nothin...