B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs

‘If there was a vote today in British Columbia, I doubt that there would be more than one or two federal Liberals that would survive’: NDP MP Peter Julian.

Christy Clark's days as B.C. premier appear numbered, but her fate could be a signal of the difficulty Justin Trudeau will have winning seats there in the next federal election, say opponents. Ms. Clark is pictured here with B.C. MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones, Joyce Murray, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Hedy Fry.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

June 5, 2017

While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn that the two main issues at play there also threaten the federal Liberal Party’s 17 seats in the province. “Both on pipelines and e...

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