Premier David Eby assumed a $6-billion surplus on taking command, and rather than heeding the advice of economists and pay down the debt, spent every penny in his first 100 days as premier.

B.C. now has an annual deficit of $12 billion, with even more to come next year, and debt in the hundreds of billions.

This financial catastrophe alone should see Eby depart, but there is more.

In spite of this massive orgy of continued spending, health care is in crisis, with emergency departments closing on a regular basis; decriminalizing of drugs has caused an outrageous and unacceptable level of overdose deaths; street disorder is rampant in every city, with homelessness out of control and causing chaos everywhere; small businesses are dealing with a catch and release out-of-control criminal element with little assistance; it takes more than 12 months to access even basic long-term care; and the NDP government is hiring tens of thousands of public servants, while it cannot afford to provide most a living wage.

And of course, Eby has not a good word to say about oil pipelines.

I suggest we stop worrying about the status of the B.C. Conservative party, since they are the least of our problems, and deal with the looming bankruptcy of the province, which Eby alone has created.

Eby has to go. The sooner the better.

H.J. Rice

Saanich

Re: “Blue sky ideas for making the transit system anything but dull,” column, Oct. 5.

I read Gene Miller’s perspective on making our bus system “prettier” and more fun. I like the idea of having lattes and croissants on offer on longer bus routes, however, I think there’s a more urgent need for the redesign of bus shelters.

Who are the brilliant people who design the bus shelters in Victoria and on the mainland?! Do they ever take the bus themselves, or do they all have cars?

About 20 years ago, a new bus shelter was created on Marine Drive in North Vancouver, in front of Capilano Mall. It was very pretty, but not at all practical.

The design ensured that no matter........

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