David Eby has doubled down on his criticism of Ottawa over lack of federal support and B.C. may join legal action against the Liberal government over equalization payments.
He made these comments at an unrelated event with Newfoundland Premier Andrew Furey. They come after he had slammed Ottawa's offer of $750 million to Quebec to help with temporary immigrants in that province. Federal Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller responded by saying that Eby appeared to confused about the purpose of the funding. But Eby did not back down while speaking to CBC Radio Wednesday and again Thursday, when taking questions from media.
Eby added that fair treatment means B.C. receives a fair share of any federal program based on its population.Eby added that he has asked Attorney-General Niki Sharma to look into whether B.C. could join the constitutional challenge Furey's government launched in April over the equalization payments.
Eby was referring to Ottawa's recent decision to reject applications from Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton for flood infrastructure through the federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund despite extensive flooding damage in all three communities from 2021's atmospheric river.
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