Elections BC announced the final results of the BC Election nearly a month after the vote, and soon after, the BC NDP and Green Parties announced they would work together. Christy Clark has said she will stay on as premier, but the Bowen-based NDP candidate West Vancouver Sea to Sky Candidate Michelle Livaja, says she sees that lasting only for a short while.
“There will be a confidence vote and it is likely she will lose,” says Livija. “British Columbians voted for a change in government and they are going to get it.”
If her prediction pans out, NDP leader John Horgan will become premier.
“I’m looking forward to having a government that will do whatever it can to fight against the Kinder-Morgan pipeline expansion,” says Livaja. “And for me, the other big priorities are proportional representation and finance reform. Having big money in elections undermines democracy, so having leadership dedicated to changing that is going to make an important difference.
Together, the Greens and the NDP say they will also increase the stock of affordable housing, implement a mental health and addictions strategy, and create a Fair Wages Commission tasked with planning the route to a $15 minimum wage.
