B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement
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The ruling B.C. NDP has announced a co-operation agreement with the B.C. Green Party that Premier David Eby says will "strengthen the stability of government and help deliver on the priorities of British Columbians."
Entitled the 2024 Co-operation and Responsible Government Accord, the document outlines a list of priorities agreed upon by the parities, including health care, affordable housing and the economy.
The term of the deal is four years, to be renewed annually.
"We are two distinct parties with two distinct identities, and we won't always agree. We also have many shared values. The agreement lays out specific areas of action we will work together to achieve," said Eby in a statement.
The NDP won a bare majority of 47 seats in October's provincial election, with the Conservative Party of B.C. taking 44 and the Greens two.
The agreement announced on Friday is different from the confidence-and-supply agreement reached between the two parties that propped up the John Horgan-led NDP minority government in 2017.
More to come.
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