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Thank you for your service to B.C. Ferries ... Now you're fired

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B.C. Ferries has decided to dispense with its long-standing community advisory committees.

The committees were established by the NDP government of the 1990s .

The ferry corporation asked the volunteers to stay around until the end of April .

The new model is supposed to be “more inclusive” and “responsive”.

David Eby inherited a surplus budget when he took office two years ago .

He has since produced enough red ink to float a ferry boat or two .

The New Democrats have increased full-time employment in the government by a third in seven years .

The total payout for wages and benefits has jumped 60 per cent over the same period .

VR Score

72

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70

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informal

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English

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47

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short-lived

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