Wake-up call from the PBO’s October 2026 outlook: Federal borrowing is set to rise by $733 billion over five years while cumulative deficits are “only” $333 billion. Debt-to-GDP keeps climbing and debt charges are the fastest-growing expense. “A balanced operating budget anchor should not be interpreted as a balanced fiscal position. By design, it excludes debt-financed capital spending, meaning borrowing and debt can continue to grow while the target is being achieved.” “On balance, the two fiscal anchors have imposed limited fiscal discipline on government spending and borrowing.” Real growth is weaker, new spending more than wiped out the extra fiscal room, and the traditional debt-to-GDP metric is heading the wrong way So much for the Economic Jesus branding. Carney was sold as the competent adult who would restore fiscal seriousness. The independent numbers show larger borrowing, rising debt-to-GDP, and anchors that barely constrain anything

China emits as much CO2 in 16 days as Canada emits in an entire year. Australia's annual total takes China just 12 days to emit, while Britain's takes barely 9 days. Combined, Canada, Australia and the UK emit about 1.23 billion tonnes a year. China emits that much in roughly 37 days. So, even if all three countries eliminated every tonne of fossil CO2, closing every factory, power station and banning every gas vehicle, China would replace the entire annual reduction in little more than five weeks. Yet, Western governments are deliberately making energy scarcer and more expensive, by dismantling dependable sources, restricting oil and gas exploration and loading industry with carbon taxes and net zero mandates. Steel, chemicals, fertilizers, refining and manufacturing are driven overseas, often to countries burning more coal. So the emissions do not disappear. Only the jobs, tax revenues and energy security do. The West impoverishes itself. China profits.

Supporters of the BC NDP and the Green Party share a lot of the same values. Strong public health care, protecting the place we call home, and asking the wealthiest to chip in more to build a stronger B.C. That’s why we're asking for your support and your vote to stop Conservative cuts, higher costs and chaos. If we stand together, we can build B.C. strong.