B.C. Attorney-General is currently the only declared candidate in the race, which will be decided in December
British Columbia Attorney-General David Eby has formally entered the BC NDP leadership race, positioning the front-runner to be the province’s next premier.
last month that he plans to step down after a new leader is selected because two battles with cancer have left him without the energy to pursue another term.“I think what British Columbians are looking for is that consistency and that stability, and continuing in the direction that we were headed, and delivering for them on the issues of the day: family doctors, the rising cost of fuel and groceries, and housing,” he said.
Stewart Prest, a political scientist at Simon Fraser University, said this suggests that the BC NDP is unified both as a party and in its support of Mr. Eby. But he noted that some people may be unhappy to have a premier “effectively picked by acclamation,” leaving no opportunity to debate the direction of the party.
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