So your theory is for BC taxpayers to pay increased taxes, increased hydro rates, and increased debt to build a dam which will produce excessive power which will have to be sold at a steep discount just because "the power will be needed in the future".

Typical BC Liberal mentality and extremely poor fiscal management.

The NDP is correct; send the project to the BC Utilities Commission to decide.  We can only wonder what scandalous BC Liberal reasons Christy had for doing an end-run around the legal policy of forcing a BCUC review.