NDP convention delegates call on their own government to build ferries in B.C.

VICTORIA - Delegates attending the convention of British Columbia's New Democrats have called on their own government to build ferries in Canada and "prioritize" shipyards in B.C.

The appeal comes in form of a resolution backed by the BC Federation of Labour and BC Building Trade among others, and follows BC Ferries' decision to contract a shipyard owned by China's communist government to build four new major vessels, with BC Ferries citing costs and a lack of local capacity for the decision.