New BC Political Discussion - POST BC Election 2017

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Halfway through term, B.C. NDP three-quarters of the way through election promises

Whether you like or dislike B.C.'s NDP government, one thing you can't accuse them of is going back on their promises.

With its second year in the legislature concluding on Thursday, CBC News has updated its Promise Tracker, which charts every tangible promise the NDP made in its 2017 election platform.

The government has followed through or made positive progress on 90 of the 122 pledges in its platform.

Another 18 are incomplete, while 14 have seen no progress.

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Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver, whose support for the NDP has ensured its survival in a minority legislature the last two years, says he's pleased with the results.

"We've had quite a number of successes from our party's perspective. One of the things I think that many people have realized is minority governments can work," he said.

Unsurprisingly, B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson argues otherwise.

"We've got a government that made a lot of big promises, a lot of retail promises to people that would make their lives better. And they're just ignoring them," he said.

While Wilkinson highlighted the government's mixed results in "[replacing] Surrey portables with real classrooms," his greater criticism was reserved for things that have transpired since certain promises were made.

"We're seeing the NDP ignoring the housing issues, ignoring gasoline prices, and they're not too worried about prosperity because they keep taking more and more tax money out of your pocket," he said.