British Columbia’s Liberal government has been defeated in a non-confidence vote, which paves the way for the New Democrats to rule the western Canadian province for the first time in 16 years.
The prospect of a new government has unnerved investors for Kinder Morgan Inc’s CDN$7.4 billion (US$5.7 billion) Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, which the New Democratic party (NDP) has vowed to halt.
British Columbia’s Liberal government has been defeated in a non-confidence vote, which paves the way for the New Democrats to rule the western Canadian province for the first time in 16 years.
