Voters in the province could line up at the polls yet again this year – potentially even two more times before the new year.

While Premier David Eby threatened a snap election close to home if the northern power line bill fails to pass, another election might loom on the horizon in the east if the Liberal Party fails to find a majority for their budget in Ottawa.

The NDP government announced on Oct. 29 that it would consider calling for an early election if Bill 31 fails to get through the legislature.

Bill 31 would greenlight the fast-track construction of the North Coast Transmission Line.

Eby calls the passage of the bill a “non-negotiable” and his party would “be prepared if it is necessary.”

UBC political science professor Stewart Prest tells 1130 NewsRadio that the NDP wants to

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