David Eby will be sworn in by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin at Government House. While no date has been set, many are expecting the transition to take place in the first half of November.
As premier-designate David Eby was making his first visit to the legislature since being named B.C. NDP leader, political experts were predicting a speedy transition with new cabinet ministers and an “activist” budget that moves on Eby’s big promises on housing, crime, climate and health.
Eby has promised action within the first 100 days on housing, health care, the environment and public safety. He’ll have to appoint new cabinet ministers to follow through on those goals. “That’s especially true for David Eby right now coming after a bruising leadership campaign, in the middle of a [legislative] session and becoming premier when there’s strong public pressure for action on a whole host of issues.In his housing platform released in September, Eby promised to establish a flipping tax to deter real estate speculators, legalize secondary suites in every region in B.C. and allow developers to replace a single-family home with up to three units in major urban centres.
Murray Rankin has taken on those two files in addition to his post as minister for Indigenous relations and reconciliation. He’s been hammered during question period by B.C. Liberal MLAs who accuse the government of being soft on crime and prioritizing the rights of repeat offenders over victims of random violence.
Eby said last week he wants climate activists who became NDP members to support Appadurai to stay in the party, promising to redirect fossil fuel subsidies to clean energy and be more aggressive in hitting B.C.’s emission reduction targets. Finance Minister Selina Robinson has been working on the budget since June and said Eby had a say on budget priorities until he stepped away from his cabinet post on July 19 to seek the leadership.
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