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Vaughn Palmer: Numbers contradict B.C. finance minister's optimistic tone

Opinion: An independent, public review of the Energy Ministry's 'arithmetic' error is needed. Not some internal review

VICTORIA — Finance Minister Josie Osborne attempted a positive spin in her first budget update, starting with a claim that “B.C’s economy continues to be resilient, with stable growth in the outlook.”

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Alas for the new minister, she was contradicted by key numbers in the quarterly report that accompanied her presentation in the legislature press theatre on Monday.

February’s budget forecast a meagre 1.3 per cent rate of economic growth for the year.........

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