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With an election now a little over three months away, the state of the B.C. economy will become a top-of-mind issue for many voters, as it always does.

That’s why Christy Clark is risking a case of repetitive strain injury as she pats herself on the back for the government’s record on job creation.

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The premier laid it on thick as she updated her B.C. Jobs Plan last week, a strategy launched nearly six years ago that Clark insists has been a huge success.

“When we launched the jobs plan in 2011, we were ninth out of 10 provinces when it comes to creating jobs,” Clark said. “Since then, we have become No. 1 in the country.

“No. 1 in Canada in job growth. No. 1 in Canada in lowest unemployment. No. 1 in Canada in economic growth. No. 1 in Canada in investment. We need to keep that going.”

And don’t forget: No. 1 in bragging about it!

But Clark can’t be blamed for boasting when even her opponents admit B.C. is indeed outperforming the rest of the country in several key categories, including a leading low unemployment rate of 5.8 per cent and a record 2.4 million British Columbians working.