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Vaughn Palmer: Eby doubles down on deficit after credit rating cut

The premier's popularity has slipped so much, one starts to wonder about an internal party revolt

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VICTORIA — Premier David Eby displayed not a flicker of contrition this week at the news that the province had sustained another downgrade to its credit rating and a “negative” outlook on its fiscal future.

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“With this budget, we had to make a decision,” Eby told reporters. “Were we going to make health care bear the brunt of cuts to be able to meet a credit rating? Or were we going to make sure we were doing all we can to deliver services to British Columbians?

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