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June 11, 2013 2:00AM

Balance the budget, reduce taxes and harness BC’s natural resources
Niels Veldhuis
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With her Cabinet unveiled, the reality of governing now takes hold for Premier Christy Clark. In setting the government’s post-election agenda, the focus should squarely be on economic (income) and job growth, priorities Premier Clark clearly established during the election campaign.

If the Liberals are to deliver on a sound economy with strong employment growth, the first task should be ensuring a balanced budget this year. Doing so will then allow for an aggressive, purposeful plan for reduction in taxes in Budget 2014.

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September 14, 2011 2:00AM

Drags on the economy; Ontario and Quebec are undermining Canadian growth
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam
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With Ontario and Quebec accounting for nearly 60% of Canada's gross domestic product, as they go, so goes the Canadian economy. Unfortunately, the economic news from Canada's largest provinces doesn't look good, and many forecasters are now downgrading their economic growth projections.

While part of the reason for their lagging economies stems from external forces (i.e., a shaky U.S. economy), the policies implemented by the Ontario and Quebec governments have contributed to, rather than mitigated, economic woes in those provinces.

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