From article: "the Liberals also blew it by not dealing with... the campaign finance issues....”

There really isn't any "big" money in BC politics, and never has been...

The amounts of ANNUAL donations/contributions to the BC Libs and BC NDP 2002 to today, while not nickels and dimes, have been comparatively modest, and microscopic compared to other countries' experiences (US, UK for example).

Total (cumulative) amounts received annually by the BC Liberals and by the BC NDP have always been well below the annual salary levels of many of Canada's and US's corporations' CEOs...

(IE: BC Libs and BC NDP annual donations' receipts never over $14 million from 2002 to 2017)

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

... a measly $10 million to $15 million a year budget (accrued via donations) for a political party is not "excessive"!!