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VICTORIA — There was a telling moment this week when the elected members of the NDP-Green alliance gathered at the B.C. legislature for the signing ceremony to formalize their pact.

Standing on the platform, awaiting the arrival of party leaders John Horgan and Andrew Weaver, were 40 New Democrats. Surrounded in their midst were two Greens.

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“See they’ve already been absorbed by the NDP,” quipped one press gallery wag.

Joking aside, the Green agenda was pretty much overridden by that of the NDP in the 10-page agreement between the two parties.

The three dozen or so policy commitments, though ambitious, largely echoed those in the NDP platform. It was hard to identify any points where the Greens had persuaded the NDP to abandon its position and adopt theirs.

Going in to the power-sharing negotiations, Green leader Andrew Weaver announced three non-negotiable demands: an end to union and corporate donations to political parties, official party status for himself and his two colleagues, and proportional representation.