Yup, excellent economy near 100% based on selling out the province to real estate speculators leaving it with near the highest child poverty rate in the country and a massive homeless problem.

The balanced budgets, weren't of course, when BCHydro "regulatory" scams were factored in.  $3B of that "not" surplus came from medical premiums that nobody else in the country pays.

BC's contractual obligation scam at $100B gives BC Canada's worst Debt to GDP. The scam pays corporate cronies up to 20% rates of return to borrow and build infrastructure off the books. 

Yup BC taxes are great until that $1500 per household MSP, numerous other fee's and well as 1000 dead kids from budget cuts are added in.

The ultra conservative Sauder school of business, tells us that the NDP, plagued with the Asian Flu, raised total debt by only $15B while doing a better job of governing than the Campbell/Christie scammers which jacked up nearly $150B during the biggest commodity boom in history.