# View on Politics: $1.5 billion is missing from the NDP budget

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Podcast: [Mornings with Simi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mornings-with-simi-1057892)
Published: 2026-08-31T14:36:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU8707557184.mp3
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## Resource

Veteran Indigenous leader Joan Phillip has passed away at the age of 74. Premier Eby has called a byelection for a vacant seat in Abbotsford Mission. $1.5 billion is missing from the NDP budget. Where did that money go? Guest: Vaughn Palmer - Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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