We have to make choices and we can`t do it all at once. This is step one and it`s all about seniors.
We have a promise not to let our debt grow faster than our economy, ... I`m concerned. I`m taking action.
B.C. is an economic leader once again.
We can`t be certain of everything operating at current high numbers, ... We can`t count on one-year results to make heavy spending announcements. As politically great as it sounds it wouldn`t be responsible financial management.
Those levels haven`t changed since 1990 despite the fact that rents have risen over 15 years, ... Over three years, these changes will provide $42 million in rent relief for low-and modest-income seniors.
But we also have to be prudent going forward in terms of what long-term spending commitments we can make,
By addressing the systemic problems of the past, we will reduce uncertainty, litigation and conflict,
You have to make choices and you can`t do it all at once, ... This is sequential. This is step one and it`s all about seniors.