B.C. premier prepared to call early election if bill for North Coast Transmission Line voted down

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CBC article

B.C. Premier David Eby did not rule out calling an early election if his government cannot pass the bill to support the North Coast Transmission Line.

Bill 31, introduced last week, would fast-track construction of a multi-billion dollar power transmission line that would double the amount of electricity that flows from Prince George to Terrace.

“This is non-negotiable for us. This bill must pass,” Eby said. “I would stake our government on it. The last thing I want is an election but we’ll be prepared if it’s necessary.”

The North Coast Transmission Line is designed to power critical mineral projects and LNG terminals in B.C.’s north.

The NDP has a narrow, one-seat majority and in cases of confidence motions, Speaker Raj Chouhan — MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster — is able to break the tie.

The NDP government and the B.C. Greens have an agreement that the two Green MLAs will vote with the government on confidence motions. However, the party’s new leader, Emily Lowan, has said she wants to renegotiate that agreement.

NDP House Leader Mike Farnworth says he’s looking into making the bill a confidence motion, which means if it doesn’t pass, the government will fall.

 

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Imagine if this were tied to a pipeline getting to the coast... no extra electricity without a pipeline...

 

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The way the conservatives are imploding an election would give the NDP a bigger majority.