In BC on a family income of $42,000 - either one person making that, or a combined income to total $42k - the yearly premiums are $1800.

The Province should have more fairly addressed this, via income tax, and applied it to everyone (Politicians and public servants here get their premiums paid for).

Instead the BC Liberals applied squeeze-em-til-they-squeak, and raised premiums 40% in a couple of years.  And the public quite rightly squeaked.