Fact is, BC's debt per capita is a fraction of what ON and QC is.  Also, BC has the highest ratio of small business ownership in the country despite not being oil rich like Ab and not being manufacturing rich like Ontario.  It is a small biz friendly province with the lowest taxes for small businesses in the country.  This is why the province's economy is booming and unemployment is at historic lows.  The NDP had their chance in the 90s and pushed up unemployment to 2-4 points higher while driving BC into a have-not province!  BC needs a viable opposition and perhaps could use a change in government, but the NDP is not viable and could never govern any province competently.