It's been obvious for years that the NDP in BC don't give a shit about protecting old-growth and that all their campaign promises are lies.
This is a pretty outrageous revelation nonetheless and it needs a lot of immediate attention. Whoever leaked this has my highest respect.
Sounds like a backfire to me. Did you read the article? The lobbying was from TikTok to prevent the bill from passing, but it sounds like it just made the reps more committed to passing it.