Eby defends $450K comedian contract as BC runs record deficit — Coastal Front

Eby defends $450K comedian contract as BC runs record deficit — Coastal Front

(Image courtesy of CBC) With British Columbia facing a record $11.6-billion deficit, Premier David Eby is defending a speech-writing contract with a Vancouver comedian that critics say shows the government has misplaced priorities.Opposition finance critic Peter Milobar revealed this week that the New Democrats signed a contract with writer and comedian Charles Demers, retaining him at $165 an hour to provide speeches and content for the premier…