The BC Conservatives were unsuccessful in their attempts to bring down the government via a motion of non-confidence on Wednesday night.
MLA's voted along party lines to keep Premier David Eby in power, with the two BC Greens joining their 47 BC NDP colleagues to defeat the 44 BC Conservatives.
"Our budget is completely out-of-hand," BC Conservative leader John Rustad said prior to introducing his motion, per CTV News. "Our affordability has never been worse in this province. Housing has never been worse in this province. Our economy is struggling … people have lost confidence in being able to invest in this province."
Rustad had promised supporters he would attempt to topple the Eby government as soon as possible, and that Wednesday was the first day such a move could have been made.
Per City News, BC Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko said the pair of BC Greens who voted against the motion "should be ashamed."
"They continue to prop up a government that clearly has not demonstrated, not over the last more-than-seven years, and certainly not in this throne speech, how they intend to address the vast amount of multiple crises that we're facing in this province," she said.
"Whether it's health care, housing affordability, or the looming threat of a trade war that’s hanging over the heads of British Columbians. It's unfortunate that the Green Party would choose to continue to support a government that really hasn’t proven to British Columbians that it’s capable of getting the job done."
"Moments ago John Rustad and the BC Conservatives tried to bring down the government and trigger a general election that British Columbians don't want," Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon wrote in a post on X following the unsuccessful attempt. "British Columbians know that our province is facing one of the greatest threats in our history. Donald Trump's unjustified tariffs are threatening livelihoods of countless Canadians."
Kahlon went on to accuse the BC Conservatives of having "voted to bring down the government and to defend Donald Trump," the latter referring to five MLAs' decision to side against a motion condemning the president's behaviour and endorse a "Team Canada" response.
