A B.C. bill to fast-track construction of a multibillion-dollar power transmission line that would double the amount of electricity flowing from Prince George to Terrace passed third reading in the provincial legislature Thursday.

The North Coast Transmission Line, a project Premier David Eby staked his government over, is meant to increase electricity in the province's north, to power critical mineral projects and LNG terminals.

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Bill 31, or the Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, passed with support of the B.C. NDP's one-seat majority in the legislature despite Official Opposition attempts to stall it and the B.C. Green Party's desire to amend it.

"New transmission infrastructure is

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