US EditionBC NDP, B.C. Greens Give Update on Cooperation Accord
BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUG 5 – The BC Green Party supports the NDP government on confidence votes and shared policies, securing stability despite the NDP's slim one-seat majority, with quarterly public progress reports.
- The BC NDP and B.C. Green Party provided a quarterly update on December 13, 2024, about their legislative support agreement in Vancouver.
- The update followed a narrowly-won provincial election in November where the NDP secured a one-seat majority, prompting the cooperation deal with the Greens.
- The agreement prioritizes building a large number of affordable non-market housing units, expanding key transit services, establishing community health centres, and conducting early reviews of climate and health policies.
- Interim Green Leader Jeremy Valeriote and Deputy Premier Niki Sharma emphasized that the agreement aims to ensure steady governance over the coming four years, while also recognizing there are some challenges to address.
- The cooperation secured the NDP's slim majority and requires ongoing consultation on 12 policy areas, but disagreements remain on issues such as environmental assessments and tax decisions.
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·Waterloo, Canada
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'Some difficult times': Six months into deal, B.C. Greens, NDP cite progress, dissent
The interim leader of the British Columbia Green Party says there have been “some difficult times and some occasional disagreements” since his party’s confidence deal with the NDP government. But Jeremy Valeriote says he’s proud of what the two sides have been able to accomplish. The first six months of Co-operation and Responsible Government Accord haven’t been entirely smooth, with the Greens publicly disagreeing with the government’s legislat…
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