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Originally Posted by squiggs96
I think this is bang on. I think the best thing for the green party is to show they can be an actual option, and work in parliament as part of the government. By siding with the Liberals on issues they agree with, they can get some items on their agenda through. If that happens, and people believe that Weaver could be a provincial leader, the 2021 election could be even crazier than this one. I'm sure there will be also items they'll side with the ndp on, but I don't think they'll align with them on a full time basis.
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I think the big issue here is where is the common ground on the big issues for the Greens and Liberals? The main things the Greens ran on were the environment (obviously), electoral reform, eliminating big money in politics, and affordable housing. The Liberals clearly have no interest in three of those areas, and they don't really align with the Greens on the environment either.
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The ndp's share of the popular vote went down. The people leaving the Liberals went to the Greens. I understand it's politics, and you need to phrase everything for your own benefit, but it's still annoying to hear. Even after Dix botched the last election, and many people don't like Clark, Horgan still couldn't give them a better option, or a plausible plan.
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This isn't entirely true. The popular vote went up for them but it was by a completely inconsequential amount. That said, the Liberals won the popular vote by less than 1%, so I'd hardly consider that a huge mandate.
All that said, if this stays as a minority government, I think we're likely headed for another election in 12-18 months. I think the Liberals are more likely to roll the dice on another election than risk the long term prospects of the party by conceding to PR and/or eliminating corporate donations. And I think that'll end up being a smart gamble. The only potential obstacle with that strategy is the fact that there were 14 ridings where the Liberals won with less than 50% of the vote. What happens in some of those ridings in the next election if the Greens can't or choose not to field a candidate? Their margin for error is incredibly slim.