The B.C. Legislature will be recalled on Thursday, June 22, setting the stage for a possible change in the provincial government.
It is expected Premier Christy Clark will lose a confidence vote in the house after the New Democrats and Greens reached an agreement to allow the NDP to form a minority government.
House Leader Michael de Jong issued has this statement:
“Today, on behalf of Premier Christy Clark, I informed the Office of the Speaker that the legislature will be recalled on Thursday, June 22, 2017.
The first order of business in this new parliament will be the election of a speaker. After which, and in the aftermath of a very close election, the government will seek to determine if it continues to enjoy the confidence of the house.”
The Speaker is elected by secret ballot and is usually a member of the governing party.
