Seaspan visit deepens political rift over BC Ferries deal

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Conservatives say B.C. and federal governments have failed to support local shipbuilding, allowing China to take the work Politicians from different parties toured North Vancouver's Seaspan shipyards recently, emerging with differing opinions about the ongoing scandal involving BC Ferries' decision to build new ships in China. Federal Conservatives concluded their tour lamenting Prime Minister Mark Carney has failed to seize the moment to expand domestic shipbuilding at Seaspan using the BC Ferries contract for four new ferries. "We're subsidizing the offshoring of these jobs to China," said North Island-Powell River MP Aaron Gunn, who visited Friday alongside Okanagan Lake West-South…