Barbara Yaffe: With retail sales booming in B.C., the PST is the gift that keeps on giving

Big mortgages and high rents be damned. British Columbians are shopping their hearts out. The Business Council of B.C. highlighted the shopping spree recently, noting the total value of annual retail sales in B.C. has surpassed the $70-billion mark, reflecting a 6.8-per-cent surge last year.