Statement

Cut the slush fund. Cut the Contingencies Vote from $5 billion to $4 billion to $3 billion – ultimately, $1 billion below what the NDP budgeted last year – moving the expected cost of wildfire and signed wage settlements into ministry base budgets, where British Columbians can see them, and reporting every draw on what remains. $2 billion a year from 2027/28.

Overview

Reduce contingency slush allocations by $1B in 2026/27 and $2B annually thereafter ($7B cumulative savings over 4 years).

Sources

  • Ready to DELIVER - Lorne Doerkson's Plan for a STRONGER BC / 2026 (Page 66) Source

    Page 66 (Spending Restraint Measures): Cut the slush fund. Cut the Contingencies Vote from $5 billion to $4 billion to $3 billion – ultimately, $1 billion below what the NDP budgeted last year – moving the expected cost of wildfire and signed wage settlements into ministry base budgets, where British Columbians can see them, and reporting every draw on what remains. $2 billion a year from 2027/28.