B.C. Liberals won’t ‘prop up’ NDP government with a Speaker: De Jong
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Liberal House Leader Mike de Jong says it is not his party’s responsibility to provide a Speaker in order to “prop up” an arrangement between the NDP and Greens.
New Democrat Leader John Horgan has suggested that if his party were to form a minority government with the support of the Greens, a Liberal Speaker could remain in the seat to avoid tie votes in the legislature.
De Jong said outside the Vancouver cabinet offices Thursday that the request is “bizarre” and signals a sense of desperation from the opposition.
He said he thinks the NDP and Greens are now realizing how unstable a government would be if they go ahead with plans to vote out the Liberals in a confidence motion.