February 14, 2025
A look at what Andrew Weaver’s upcoming departure will mean for the remaining B.C. leaders
The departure of Green leader Andrew Weaver means the relative stability of the minority government for NDP Premier John Horgan, seen here, is no longer assured.
The departure of Green leader Andrew Weaver means the relative stability of the minority government for NDP Premier John Horgan, seen here, is no longer assured.

The new year will bring uncertainty to British Columbia’s political landscape, with opportunity and risk for each of the three parties in the legislature.

The departure of Green leader Andrew Weaver means the relative stability of NDP Premier John Horgan’s minority government over the past 29 months is no longer assured. At any time it could be over, he tells his cabinet ministers, so get to work now.

While Mr. Weaver sits back and lets his party organize a leadership contest under the watch of a soon-to-be-appointed interim leader, both Mr. Horgan and Liberal opposition leader Andrew Wilkinson must recalibrate if they are to take advantage in the next election, less than two years away.

The NDP

“I’m going to miss Andrew,” Mr. Horgan says in an interview.

The minority government led by the New Democrats has enjoyed remarkable stability, thanks to the support of the Greens. The two parties entered into a formal pact known as the Confidence and Supply Agreement in the summer of 2017.

But a new Green leader, who will be selected next June, may not support that agreement.

“What will a new leader do, I have no idea,” the premier said. “I’ll just take it as it comes.”

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