The ball is in B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s court, political scientists say
VANCOUVER — All eyes are on Premier Christy Clark after Monday’s announcement that British Columbia’s New Democrats have reached an agreement with the Green party to form a minority government, experts say.
NDP Leader John Horgan and Andrew Weaver of the Greens appeared outside the legislative chamber in Victoria to share the news. They said details of the agreement would be released Tuesday after the NDP caucus has had a chance to ratify the deal, which is expected to last four years.
“The ball is really in Christy Clark’s court at this point,” said Max Cameron, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia.
“The question will be, does she do the elegant thing, which would be to resign and let John Horgan and the NDP form the government … or does she attempt to go it alone.”