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Peace River: Weaver and b.c

peace river: Weaver and Horgan negotiated an agreement to govern the province, which, so far, has held, giving stability to an NDP minority government, according to National Observer. In October, B.C.. will decide in a referendum whether to change the electoral system. Weaver, elected as the province's first Green MLA in 2013, found himself and his party holding the balance of power in 2017 when B.C.'s election ended in a virtual stalemate. AJWVictoriaBC is confident it will pass. It's been a very, very successful year in terms of policy development, not without its hiccups, Weaver said in a phone interview. ; Weaver says the NDP made the wrong decision when it decided to move forward with Site C a huge dam being built on the Peace River after a B.C. Utilities Commission review. Report by Tracy Sherlock bcpoli cdnpoli Weaver praises many achievements of the NDP-Green power sharing alliance, including the elimination of union and corporate donations, work on economic innovation, a carbon tax increase and a plan to protect wild salmon. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.