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B.C. Premier Christy Clark now has a shiny new cabinet. It’s expected to last no more than two weeks before the NDP and Greens kick her Liberals out of office.

A new government will then form, without an election. NDP Leader John Horgan will be the premier. Green Leader Andrew Weaver will be his Rasputin, plying magical powers behind the throne.

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At least, that’s how he’s seen here. Weaver is almost a stock villain to Albertans who see a future for oil and gas. It’s a role he seems to relish.

Weaver has already publicly insulted Premier Rachel Notley — urging her to “embrace the 21st century” — even though she created a climate-change strategy far more comprehensive than B.C.’s.

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And, of course, this MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head, on Vancouver Island, promises to support Horgan in obstructing Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

It’s damned annoying. One MLA with no recognized party, commanding only three votes in total, could stall the pipeline for more months or years, and maybe right out of existence.