Thoughts on BC Politics and More

... more than ever, B.C. needs a relentless focus on private sector job creation to ensure every British Columbian sees the benefits of a province awash in talent and resources. Under the NDP, job growth has been driven by government spending rather than by investments in B.C.’s business sector. Bureaucracies have ballooned, while small businesses—the backbone of our economy—struggle under crushing taxes, red tape and labour shortages. Key industries like forestry, mining and energy, which should be key drivers of our prosperity, face uncertainty and stagnation due to ideological policies and poor management ... CLICK HERE for the full story

  Statistics Canada (StatsCan) numbers for August show a continued trend of private sector and full-time job losses in British Columbia -- with increased reliance on public sector, and part-time, job increases. Last month British Columbia lost 6,000 private sector jobs, while 26,000 private sector jobs have been lost over last 4 months under NDP.   Under the NDP, 17,900 more British Columbians now work multiple jobs — an increase of 1,200 people in August alone.   The only jobs BC gained in the last month were part-time.   In fact, BC actually lost more than 24,000 full-time jobs in August.   Sixty-three percent of all jobs added under Premier David Eby’s NDP government, since 2017, have been public sector, taxpayer-funded jobs (+15,300 in BC’s public sector in August alone ... and over 131,800 total since 2017), while private sector employment has only increased by 75,700 jobs since 2017.   This is not sustainable.   This is ...