With the NDP now expected to form a slim majority government, jockeying underway to determine its shape
The B.C. NDP under Premier David Eby stands poised to govern with a bare majority, but has also signalled its willingness to work with the opposition parties.
UBC political scientist Stewart Prest said the B.C. NDP could technically govern by itself, but he expects the party to secure additional help from the B.C. Greens, either"implicit and informal, or explicit and agreed upon." "If the Conservatives really do try to make life as difficult as possible for the governing , the NDP may look for a stronger relationship with the Greens to forestall the worst of any mischief-making the opposition can get into into."
In fact, Allam thinks Furstenau missed a strategic opportunity when the initial vote count still showed the B.C. NDP short of a majority. "That was a perfectly reasonable comment for her to make," he said."Why would she go into a deal with a guy who doesn't believe in climate change when that was sort of a founding principle of her party?" “I think Sonia is obviously not a big fan of democracy,” Rustad told Rob Shaw of the Orca. “The people of various ridings have spoken, as to who should be elected and who shouldn’t be elected. So I have to honour it.
These debates are unfolding against the related search for a speaker. Eby Tuesday praised the B.C. NDP's Raj Chouhan, who had held the role prior to dissolution, but also left open the possibility of another person taking the job, including members of the opposition.
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