BC Ferries’ China deal torpedoes NDP messaging

With no Canadian bids and economic anxiety rising, the optics and timing couldn't be worse Principles. Policies. Timing. Context. Optics. They all matter in politics. Into this bouillabaisse we present to you today the curious case of the Chinese ferries. Every one of these political elements is now akimbo and susceptible to skepticism, criticism and cynicism. In our new era of elbows-up, BC Ferries—and fairly or not, the David Eby NDP government by extension—is instead choosing a path of arms-embracing in selecting China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build (at cost unknown) four sleek ferries to modernize its tired fleet….