From article: "(In regards to campaign finance laws), British Columbia has to join the 21st century and the rest of the Western world..."

Even if donations from corporations/ unions were banned, the BC NDP would still be controlled by unions- the party's constitution guarantees BC's biggest unions' members senior administrative positions in BC NDP.

Considering the immense geographic size of BC, & the consequential challenges of running a party, keeping & cultivating new members- and maintaining a presence province-wide...

The $500,000 to $1.4 million monthly (a measly $10M to $15M a year) that was spent by the BC Libs and BC NDP 2002 to today is entirely to-be-expected...

And at least BC taxpayers have not, without their consent- paid for the province's political parties' activities 2002 to 2017...

No one should have to pay- through their taxes- for the activities of political party(s) that advocate policies regarding social & religious issues that conflict with personal beliefs