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  "path": "/2026/02/18/news/tough-sell-bc-budget-featuring-tax-hike-record-deficit-construction-delays",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T03:35:54.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nationalobserver.com",
  "textContent": "British Columbia's finance minister begins selling a budget today that has drawn critics from all sides with its soaring debt and deficit, public sector cuts, and construction delays for care homes, student housing and a cancer centre.",
  "title": "Tough sell for a BC budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays"
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