Eby Resolves to Keep Spending in New Year, Making Most of Forecast Budget Windfall

Premier David Eby looks on as ministers are sworn in during a ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., Dec. 7, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements and he’s not making any resolutions of frugality in the new year.

Instead he said he plans to make the most of a potential bumper surplus, undeterred by a slim growth forecast.