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An election scorecard on B.C.’s economy — hits and misses

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74% Informative

Seven of 10 British Columbians think Premier David Eby has done a “poor job’ of protecting their standard of living.

Conservative leader John Rustad promises to hike economic productivity, approve more LNG projects, bring in tax cuts, and reduce public spending.

B.C. is doing worse than most other provinces in regard to creating jobs in the private sector.

Income inequality has been falling for the past two decades .

B.C. homeowners have experienced “spectacular’s increases since 2019 in home and mortgage-insurance costs ( 49% ) and property taxes ( 33% ) The price of utilities has been mixed, with vehicle and other fuel oil inflating by 51% .

Last year about 8,000 more people left B.c. than arrived from other provinces.

The province is running the largest deficit in the country relative to the size of its economy.

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81

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84

Neutral language

27

Article tone

formal

Language

English

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50

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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