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VICTORIA — The future of the Site C hydroelectric dam is the subject of pointed questions from labour unions, environmental groups, Indigenous Peoples and high-ranking civil servants with the B.C. government who want answers about the projected costs of scrapping the $8.3-billion project.

The New Democrats are poised to decide Site C’s fate by the end of the year after a review by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the province’s independent energy regulator, concluded the dam is over budget and behind schedule.

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But one Site C opponent said Friday he already senses the government will complete the megaproject.

Green Leader Andrew Weaver said he does not have inside information, but he is convinced the NDP will decide to keep building the dam, already under construction for more than two years.

“I can’t see them giving pink slips to thousands of people on Christmas Eve,” he said.

B.C. Hydro, the province’s public utility, says more than 2,000 people are working on Site C, which is near Fort St. John.