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B.C. Green party unveils platform big on spending, taxing, and phasing out natural gas

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B.C. Green leader Sonia Furstenau releases party election platform with whiff of familiarity.

Greens would end the production, distribution and export of natural gas in the province.

Party promises are costed at a hefty $8 billion in the first year .

The Greens are no more likely to form the next government than was the New Democrats before they got into power.

Would-be Green candidates were unable to round up 75 local residents to sign their nomination papers.

The implications go beyond this election.

Fewer Green candidates probably means fewer votes for the party and, thus, a smaller subsidy from taxpayers in the years of rebuilding ahead.

Follow our coverage of the 2024 B.C. election campaign HERE .

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