Gordon Campbellâe(TM)s ten point economic plan will have no impact on B.C.âe(TM)s most serious problem âe" persistent and extreme poverty in this province.

Despite years of economic growth, B.C. has the highest poverty rates in the country (by any measure used). Thirteen percent of the population is living in poverty, and for five years running B.C. has had the dubious distinction of having the highest child poverty rates (16 per cent) in the nation. The problem of poverty risks getting worse with a recession unless focused action is taken.