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What started as a simmering political scuffle has come to a boil with B.C. Green party Leader Andrew Weaver warning Premier John Horgan in no uncertain terms that his government will fall if he continues “cheerleading” for a liquefied natural gas industry in B.C.

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“Lest there be any doubt, let me be perfectly clear: NDP government will fall in non-confidence if after all that has happened it continues to pursue LNG folly,” Weaver recently tweeted, adding “#lineinthesand.” This week, with Horgan on a trade mission to China, Korea and Japan, Weaver has pressed his case hard.

How could NDP ‘fall in non-confidence?’

The Greens and NDP have agreed to vote together on formal tests of support for the government, subject to the terms of CASA (Confidence and Supply Agreement) that underpins their coalition. If the Greens and Liberals voted against the NDP on something like the scheduled Feb. 13 throne speech, it could trigger another election.