A recap of the most significant political events in Burnaby during 2024, highlighting the provincial election and federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's call for Trudeau's resignation.
The past year wasn't a boring one in Burnaby when it came to politics, both federally and provincially. Here's a look back at some of the most notable stories from 2024. Provincial The largest story involving provincial politics in Burnaby was the 2024 election held in October.
The BC NDP won all five available Burnaby seats with Rohini Arora (Burnaby East), Paul Choi (Burnaby South-Metrotown), Janet Routledge (Burnaby North), Anne Kang (Burnaby Centre) and Raj Chouhan (Burnaby-New Westminster) all being elected to represent the community. Premier David Eby and the NDP secured another term with a majority government, winning 47 seats while the Conservative Party of BC claimed 44 and the BC Green Party winning two. Kang, who is serving her third term, was also named to Eby's cabinet, being named Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. She was also Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training under former Premier John Horgan. Final counts in Burnaby were as follows: Burnaby Centre Burnaby East Burnaby-New Westminster Burnaby North Burnaby South-Metrotown Federal Perhaps the largest federal politics story involved Burnaby South MP and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh — and it happened two weeks ago. On Dec. 16, Chrystia Freeland, the former minister of finance and deputy premier, announced she was leaving Trudeau's cabinet amid disagreements with the prime minister. At a news conference later that morning, Singh called out Trudeau and the Liberals for fighting amongst themselves, calling on Trudeau to immediately resign. 'Right now, Canadians are struggling with the cost of living,' the Burnaby MP told reporters in Ottawa. 'I hear it everywhere I go. They can't find a home they can afford; can't buy their groceries. And on top of that, we have Trump threatening tariffs of 25 per cent which put hundreds and thousands of Canadian jobs at risk
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