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April 26, 2019 B.C. Today – Daily Report April 26, 2019 Quotation of the day “I want to do shit.” Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver says he’s focused on getting “good public policy” ​ ​ implemented — not on perceived political “drama” between his caucus and the NDP government. Today in B.C. On the schedule The House is adjourned until Monday, April 29 for a two-week constituency break. ‘Go slow’: B.C. Green Party leader suggests his P.E.I. counterpart should consider options Less than two years ago, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver found himself in a very similar ​ ​ situation to that of Prince Edward Island Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Smith today: leading ​ ​ the largest Green caucus his province has ever seen — and holding the legislature’s balance of power. On Tuesday, P.E.I. voters elected a minority Progressive Conservative government. The PCs won 12 of the legislature’s 27 seats, while the Greens took eight and the incumbent Liberals were reduced to six. One seat remains vacant: a byelection has yet to be scheduled for ​ ​ Charlottetown—Hillsborough Park after Green Party candidate Josh Underhay died in an ​ ​ accident days before the election. “There are some really important conversations that need to go on [in P.E.I.],” Weaver told BC ​ Today, adding he would advise Bevan-Smith to consider his potential options. “Go slow. Take a ​ couple of weeks to reflect upon the result. Talk with your supporters, your stakeholders. Talk with both political parties.” The comparison between P.E.I.’s current predicament and B.C.’s 2017 election result — including a Liberal Party turfed after years in power — is strong but imperfect. In 2017, the B.C. NDP and Liberals received a nearly identical share of the vote, but the Liberals locked down 43 seats to the NDP’s 41, and both parties courted the three-person Green caucus in a bid to form government. It is unclear how PC Leader Dennis King plans to negotiate his power play. His party won a ​ ​ more clear mandate than either the NDP or Liberals did in 2017, and it is possible he will be able to form government via a confidence vote without making any formal alliances. In B.C., the Greens and the NDP eventually came to an understanding, which was codified in the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA). CASA outlines the policy foundations and issues “that reflect shared values” as well as “a process to ensure that disputes can be resolved.” There is also a secretariat whose main function, according to Weaver, is to facilitate communication between the government and the Greens. However, CASA is coming up on its second year anniversary and any number of pundits are suggesting Premier John Horgan is — or will become — confident enough in his New ​ ​ Democratic government to call a snap election that could swipe power from the Greens. For his part, Weaver has suggested CASA could use an update, but mostly because of the progress the government and its Green partners have made on the shared priorities included in the agreement — not because of a faltering alliance. “When you look in [CASA], a lot of the specifics have been done,” Weaver told BC Today in a ​ ​ phone interview this week. “Both John [Horgan] and I have talked about whether we should think about some other things that we put in this to get agreement. We haven’t had time … and there will be no time in May, I can tell you that for a fact.” The agreement has worked well so far, according to Weaver, particularly its dispute resolution mechanism, which the Green leader described as “really effective.” “There have been hiccups … but, by and large, it’s been very good,” he said, dismissing periodic speculation that his caucus could topple the government whenever it chooses. (Although, that would require a confidence motion, and with the spring budget passed, another one is not on the radar until next spring, barring unforeseen circumstances.) “Drama, controversy — it sells,” Weaver said. “We’re interested in good public policy. I can’t stand the games, the shenanigans.” For his part, Weaver is not above stirring up a little drama: shortly before the House rose for its constituency break, he refused to vote on an amendment to the government’s bill forming a framework for a liquid natural gas industry to launch in B.C. Weaver — long opposed to LNG development — exited the chamber instead of casting a vote on the amendment, which requires the government to make agreements related to LNG project public. The Green caucus, as promised, voted against the bill at third reading. Aside from LNG, Weaver said he plans to push the government on its education and labour reform plans. “We think the NDP are messing it all up in terms of the way they are thinking of redoing the ​ ​ [education] funding model,” Weaver said. “We don’t think that the NDP have made public ​ education the priority it should be.” On the government’s forthcoming overhaul of the province’s labour code and Employment Standards Act, Weaver indicated he intends to play a mediating role between the pro-labour NDP and the free market-supporting Liberals. “The last thing B.C. needs is yet another policy lurch on labour code from one extreme to the other,” he told The Tyee in a recent interview. ​ ​ ​ ​ However, the Green leader is on board with some of the government’s other forthcoming priorities, especially government-subsidized child care. “The single most important thing in a minority government is that communication must be occurring,” he said, adding that he and Horgan typically meet weekly and enjoy a “very good working relationship.” Talking about CASA is tricky business. While the agreement itself is public, discussions related to its specifics are confidential in order to protect the interests of both the government and the Greens. Today’s events April 26 – Fort McMurray ​ Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps will tour a steam-assisted gravity drainage operation in Alberta’s ​ ​ oilsands. Calgary City Councillor Ward Sutherland invited Helps on the tour in February after ​ ​ Victoria City Council voted in favour of launching a class-action lawsuit against the oilsands. April 26 at 10 a.m. – Victoria ​ Premier John Horgan will hold a media availability at RedBlue Heating and Refrigeration to ​ ​ announce new provincial incentives for energy-saving home improvements. April 26 at 10 a.m. – West Kelowna ​ Agriculture Minister Lana Popham will be at Alpine Roots Farm with representatives from the ​ ​ Young Agrarians for an announcement on helping new and young farmers access land. April 26 at 11:30 a.m. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, will convene a panel discussion, ​ hosted by the Public Policy Forum, on the spread of misinformation about vaccines on social media and the impact it is having on vaccine-preventable diseases in Canada. The discussion will be livestreamed. ​ ​ April 26 at 1 p.m. – Sooke ​ Premier John Horgan and Health Minister Adrian Dix will be at Sooke Municipal Hall for an ​ ​ ​ ​ announcement about improving primary care services. April 26 1:15 p.m. – Armstrong ​ Citizens' Services Minister Jinny Sims will tour Purple Springs Nursery to see how high-speed ​ ​ internet has helped the business expand. April 26 at 2 p.m. – Sooke ​ Premier John Horgan will attend the opening of the Knox Centre, a new affordable housing ​ ​ development. April 26 at 7 p.m. – Prince George ​ Labour Minister Harry Bains will attend an NDP fundraiser dinner at China Sail Restaurant. ​ ​ Weekend events April 27 at 2 p.m. – Coquitlam ​ B.C. Liberal supporters will canvas in the Port Moody—Coquitlam riding, which the party noted NDP MLA Rick Glumac “won by less than 2,000 votes in the 2017 election.” ​ ​ ​ April 27 at 6 p.m. – Chemainus ​ NDP MLA Doug Routley (Nanaimo—North Cowichan) will be joined by Bob Chamberlin, the ​ ​ ​ ​ federal NDP candidate in the Nanaimo—Ladysmith byelection, for the 2nd annual People, Politics and Progress fundraiser at the Sawmill Taphouse. April 28 at 1 p.m. – Sechelt ​ NDP MLA Nicholas Simons (Powell River—Sunshine Coast) will make an announcement ​ ​ about the legacy of John Phare, who died in a tree-felling accident while working on the Old ​ ​ Sechelt Mine wildfire in 2015, at Spirit Square. Topics of conversation ● Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney could make good on his promise to proclaim ​ ​ the province’s “turn off the taps” legislation as early as his new government’s first cabinet meeting, scheduled for next Tuesday. National Post columnist Tyler Dawson offers an ​ ​ ​ ​ explainer of how the legislation would work. ​ ○ Attorney General David Eby has promised B.C. will have an emergency ​ ​ injunction and a constitutional challenge at the ready should Kenney make good on his promise. ● Fair Voting B.C. and Nova Scotia-based Springtide are working together on a constitutional challenge against Canada’s first-past-the-post voting system. The ​ organizations will argue the voting system’s results do not reflect the wishes of voters and that politicians alone cannot be relied upon to change the system. ○ “The self-interest of politicians is so tied to the nature of the electoral system,” Springtide executive director Mark Coffin told The Tyee. “This is an issue where ​ ​ ​ ​ not only is it the case that politicians haven’t come to protect these kinds of rights, it’s not clear that they can really be trusted to protect our democratic rights in this way.” ● Meanwhile, the No B.C. Proportional Representation Society says proportional representation proponents should “stop pestering voters” on the issue. “P.E.I. voters just said no to proportional representation; BC voters just said no in December, 2018 to make it three times in 13 years; Ontario voters said no in 2007— it’s time for advocacy groups to listen to the democratic will of voters and stop pestering them with endless attempts to eliminate our simple, stable and successful First Past The Post electoral system in Canada,” society president Bill Tieleman said in a statement.
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