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Uzelman: Burgeoning debt interest depletes funding for government services

A column by Bruce Uzelman
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Debt interest payments have skyrocketed in Ottawa and the provinces. Federally, that began when the Liberals came to power in late 2015. In British Columbia, the NDP government in 2023 said the province can afford to take on deficits. If so, that is only due to the prudent spending of the previous B.C. Liberal government. The Eby government has certainly not emulated that.

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