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      <description>How does B.C get back to balance?


GUEST: Carole Taylor, former B.C Finance Minister under Premier Gordon Campbell</description>
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Jack Mintz, President’s Fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy</description>
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Jack Mintz, President’s Fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy</itunes:summary>
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Ken Peacock, economist who writes about the B.C economy on Substack, formerly the chief economist and senior vice president of the Business Council of B.C.</description>
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Ken Peacock, economist who writes about the B.C economy on Substack, formerly the chief economist and senior vice president of the Business Council of B.C.</itunes:summary>
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Kevin Milligan, Professor at UBC Vancouver’s School of Economics</description>
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Kevin Milligan, Professor at UBC Vancouver’s School of Economics</itunes:summary>
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Gary Collins, former Finance Minister of B.C. under Premier Gordon Campbell</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:04:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:45:00 -0000</pubDate>
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