CASTLEGAR, B.C. — British Columbia's finance minister says she won't be running again in the next provincial election after serving in the legislature for nearly two decades.
CASTLEGAR, B.C. — British Columbia's finance minister says she won't be running again in the next provincial election after serving in the legislature for nearly two decades.
She has held several portfolios under the New Democrat government and says it's too hard to settle on a"greatest accomplishment," but she's especially proud of her work to waive post-secondary tuition fees for former youth in care. Conroy was first elected in 2005 to represent West Kootenay-Boundary, then re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020.
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