NDP leader John Horgan and Green leader Andrew Weaver made the accord between their two parties official this afternoon.
“None of us have done this before,” Horgan said. “We want to make sure we do it right. We want to make sure that the public knows, more importantly than the Lieutenant Governor, that there is a tangible symbol of our support and that’s this document.”
Horgan acknowledged Christy Clark’s right to test the confidence of the house but said he hopes she does so in a timely manner.
Our agreement with the @BCGreens is the first of its kind in BC history. I want you to be a part of it. https://t.co/aGS1Jnajql #BetterBC pic.twitter.com/dVLNyYL4Qy
— John Horgan (@jjhorgan) May 30, 2017
The pair took questions about their plans for the province’s future, including what they intend to do about Site C, a project neither of their parties supported during the election campaign.
Horgan says a comprehensive review will take place, including discussions with the Attorney General’s office and affected First Nations.
“We’re not going to stop work at Site C while that review takes place but we have a six week and a three month time frame for preliminary response and final response. We’re going to get at that as quickly as possible so we want to hear from BC Hydro what have you signed, how binding are these agreements and what are the consequences of preceding.”
The Greens and NDP agree on issues including electoral reform and banning corporate and union donations from politics but others will require compromise.
For his part, Andrew Weaver wants to see big changes to BC’s economy.
“We have a tremendous opportunity in British Columbia to capture the 21st century economy. We know that this is the strength of our economy: bringing tech together with the resource sector, building jobs in northern BC jobs that are stable, that we can count on,”
While the Liberals have long touted the BC jobs plan, its impact in the north has been limited.
You can read the accord here.
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