New BC Political Discussion - POST BC Election 2017

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As I said the newest Green shuffle might be because they are unhappy with Weaver supporting the NDP as the NDP haven't been practically better for the environment than the previous government.

Greens have given a big boost to Horgan
But Furstenau could face a problem in the general election because the B.C. Greens have not vigorously opposed the B.C. NDP government's most controversial measures.

In 2017, the B.C. Green and B.C. NDP caucuses signed a confidence and supply agreement that didn't stop Premier John Horgan from proceeding with the $10.7-billion farmland-destroying Site C dam.

Sure, the B.C. Greens have criticized the $40-billion LNG Canada plant and Coastal GasLink pipeline. But they haven't been at the forefront of public protests and they haven't tried to bring the NDP government down over this issue.

Moreover, the B.C. Greens did not bring forward legislative proposals around environmental assessments that could have given Indigenous people real decision-making power. Had they done this, perhaps they could have helped thwart the $9.3-billion Trans Mountain pipeline project.

In fact, the B.C. Greens have come across in the public eye as partners of Horgan, even though he sometimes comes across as less environmentally inclined than former B.C. Liberal premier Gordon Campbell.

This partnership was reflected in interim B.C. Green Leader Adam Olsen's statement about a recent Horgan cabinet shuffle.

“The B.C. Green Caucus welcomes Ministers [Bruce] Ralston, [Michelle] Mungall and [Anne] Kang to their new cabinet portfolios, and we look forward to working with them to advance British Columbia into the 2020s,” he said. “B.C.’s economy is primed to capitalize on the opportunities that arise from the emerging economy.'

Olsen remarked on the removal of the name "technology" from Ralston's former ministry, which was turned over to Mungall, but not in a seriously critical way.

"We have a unique opportunity in this province to harness innovation to build a resilient and sustainable economy—we cannot let this pass us by,” Olsen added.

What have the B.C. Greens got in return for this partnership?

Admittedly, there's been good progress on addressing fish farms on the migratory routes for wild salmon. There's more due diligence in environmental assessments by professional experts. And the NDP government banned the hunting of grizzly bears.

But a resilient and sustainable economy? From a government led by Horgan? Come on.

https://www.straight.com/news/1354246/bc...nau-needs-put-bc-ndp-government-hot-seat