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Hydro’s detailed answers failed to convince Weaver. “There’s all sorts of things that don’t add up,” he said. “Moving two houses is going to cost $600 million? … It just doesn’t sound right.”

Weaver chastised Hydro for briefing the media before responding to his letter Tuesday to Clark in which he asked for detailed information on contracts and assumptions used by Hydro on the project.

“I asked for the information and didn’t get it, you didn’t ask for the information and got it,” he told reporters. “That, to me, is exactly what’s wrong with this government is that it’s not about information and evidence, it’s about political spin and calculation.”

Clark has asked both Weaver and Horgan to tell her by June 10 if they want the Site C work delayed a year, and to incur the penalty.

Weaver said it’s clear Hydro has enough detailed information to submit to the B.C. Utilities Commission for the NDP’s promised independent review, which the Greens now support.

Mike Bernier, Liberal MLA for Peace River South, shot back at Weaver and Horgan, saying they need to take a clear position on Site C and stop being indecisive about whether they want the project to continue. He said he represents a region with more than 2,200 jobs on the line, and argued that even if the government changes, the project should still go ahead to provide power to future generations.

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