Emerging from last week91裸聊视频檚 too-close-to-call election, B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver had a clear first priority if he ends up with the balance of power in a minority legislature 91裸聊视频� cleaning up B.C.91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渨ild west91裸聊视频� election donations.

But after days of uncertainty over recounts, and discussions with B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark and NDP leader John Horgan, a new top priority emerged 91裸聊视频� official party status for the Greens. In an interview Sunday on CTV91裸聊视频檚 Question Period, Weaver said party recognition is one of his 91裸聊视频渄eal breakers91裸聊视频� in talks with other parties.

91裸聊视频淣umber one is of course, with three seats, we don91裸聊视频檛 get official party status,91裸聊视频� Weaver said. 91裸聊视频淲e would sit as independents, and that91裸聊视频檚 simply not acceptable to us. So we would seek official party status for the three Green seats so that we actually are the Green Party and we don91裸聊视频檛 have to negotiate for speaking time etc., we get allocated time.91裸聊视频�

Official status is automatically achieved with four seats, providing additional taxpayer-funded political staff as well as guaranteed speaking time in the legislature. The B.C. Greens held Weaver91裸聊视频檚 Oak Bay-Gordon Head seat, and elected Adam Olsen in Saanich North and the Islands and Sonia Furstenau in Cowichan Valley.

Election finance reform is now Weaver91裸聊视频檚 second priority, after the Greens refused all but individual donations in the campaign for the May 9 vote.

91裸聊视频淎ny person, any company, any corporation, any individual anywhere in the world can donate any amount of money, any time they want, to any political party in B.C.,91裸聊视频� Weaver said. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 just wrong and we91裸聊视频檒l insist that that happens.91裸聊视频�

Clark remains premier at least until May 24, when a recount settles results in Courtenay-Comox, where the NDP finished the initial count with a nine-vote lead. A B.C. Liberal win there would give the party a bare majority of 44 seats.

Horgan has argued that with a majority of voters choosing an alternative to the ruling party, conditions exist for opposition parties to take over.

The question of minority government with support or a formal coalition between the NDP and the Greens is also undecided, and won91裸聊视频檛 be known until the result in Courtenay-Comox is finalized.