B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
NDP leader says he has reached out to Greens for support but was told party not ready to talk.CBC NewsB.C. NDP Leader David Eby, speaking at a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday, said the B.C. Greens have expressed that they are not yet ready for a conversation about a potential deal to form a minority government. B.C. NDP Leader David Eby says he is preparing for every possibility as he awaits the outcome of the province's still-undecided election race.
Both parties have 40 confirmed seats each, the Green Party of B.C. has two and there are 11 ridings that could still flip to either the Conservatives or the NDP depending on the results of mail-in ballots and recounts. "We're not taking anything for granted," Eby said in a press conference Tuesday, his first since Saturday's election.B.C. NDP leader says 'nothing off the table' if Greens needed to form governmentDavid Eby, the leader of British Columbia’s New Democratic Party, says he's ‘not taking anything for granted’ as vote counting continues, following Saturday's uncertain election results.
Eby said if the final count results in an NDP majority he would start working on those issues "immediately."
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