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  "path": "/opinion/op-ed/opinion-woeful-b-c-budget-underlines-that-lng-is-bailing-us-out-of-a-deeper-fiscal-hole",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T00:00:54.000Z",
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  "textContent": "B.C.'s finance minister delivered a provincial budget on Feb. 17 that contains a laundry list of woes: a $13.3-billion deficit, a debt trajectory climbing to $235 billion, income tax hikes on every bracket, expanded PST on professional services, a freeze on new $10-a-day child-care spaces, and 15,000 public-sector job cuts. Read More",
  "title": "Opinion: Woeful B.C. budget underlines that LNG is bailing us out of a deeper fiscal hole",
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