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2025 B.C. budget will 'meet this moment': Finance minister

B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced the 2025 budget will be revealed on March 4, amidst economic uncertainty due to tariffs.
Bailey expressed concern over building a budget under these 'unprecedented tariffs' imposed by President Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Canadian tariffs are set to take effect on March 4, making the budget situation more complex.
Bailey remarked, 'we don't know day-to-day, even hour-to-hour, what President Trump will decide to do.

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Vancouver Sun

B.C. Budget 2025: NDP piles the debt upon the debt

Vaughn Palmer: However one chooses to measure government debt, B.C. indebtedness is soaring.

7 days ago·Vancouver, Canada

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Edmonton Journal

Wednesday's letters: Costly Trump appeasement failed

This session of the Alberta legislature featured the introduction of the 2025 budget which forecasts a deficit of anywhere between $5.2 billion and $8.7 billion, depending on what the American president decides to do with tariffs. This announcement underlines how insidious the Trump administration’s attempts to control other jurisdictions are.

7 days ago·Edmonton, Canada

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The Epoch Times

BC 2025 Budget Cuts Spending, Projects $11 Billion Deficit as US Tariffs Kick In

On the day U.S. tariffs on Canada took effect, the B.C. government tabled its 2025 budget, pledging to fight back against the tariffs. The province enters a trade war with a budget featuring a contingency fund, spending cuts, and a nearly $11 billion deficit. The province’s 2025 budget comes during “the most consequential time in B.C. in generations,” Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said in her March 4 budget speech, adding that her government re…

8 days ago·New York, United States

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Today In BC

Disaster or appropriate response? B.C. budget draws wide reactions

The provincial government is drawing a range of reactions to its 2025 budget

8 days ago

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National Post

B.C. budget features record $11B deficit, billions in tariff response spending

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said the U.S. tariffs would come at great cost — but now is not the time to cutting back on public services.

8 days ago·Canada

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Global News

B.C. budget 2025: Drivers to get $110 ICBC rebate in budget short on frills

The $110 rebate is forecast to cost the province $410 million. Among a far more modest package of new spending, the province is also freezing ICBC rates at least through 2026.

8 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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