David Eby, forty-six, will be sworn in as British Columbia’s thirty-seventh premier at Government House in Victoria on November 18th, culminating the trickiest political surgery in a parliamentary system of government – the head transplant.
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The race to succeed Premier John Horgan is on. Who will be the BCNDP’s next leader?
The New Democrats’ leadership race will see climate, resource and environmental issues at play. Of greatest import, however, who will be the face of the party as it tries to hold power?
John Horgan, popular British Columbia premier, will leave province’s top job this fall
The popular British Columbia premier says he has some time left in him, but he can’t make another multi-year commitment to continuing in the province’s top job. The New Democrats remain in government and will be choosing a successor soon.
BC’s NDP government authorizes COVID-19 relief as province begins a dark, dreary winter
Premier John Horgan’s government has put together a COVID-19 Recovery Benefit program, in which an estimated 3.7 million B.C. residents will get grants up to $1,000 (Canadian) per family and $500 for individuals.
NDP wins snap election in British Columbia, giving John Horgan a majority government
Canada’s westernmost province will remain under progressive governance for another four years thanks to what is shaping up to be a huge win for the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BCNDP).
Ahead of snap election, British Columbia holds cool, courteous, issue focused leaders’ debate
Canada’s westernmost province will hold a general election on October 24th, 2020. Read Joel Connelly’s analysis of the debate between the party leaders, which took place October 13th.
British Columbia to hold snap general election on October 24th, 2020, premier announces
British Columbians will head to the polls to decide the future of their province just ten days before the United States holds its epic 2020 presidential election.
Meet the new progressive government of British Columbia, led by Premier John Horgan
Today, a new progressive government was sworn in to oversee Washington and Idaho’s northern neighbor of British Columbia, Canada’s third largest province. Led by John Horgan, it consists of eleven men and eleven women from the New Democratic Party (NDP), the more progressive of B.C.‘s two major political parties. The NDP is returning to power […]
Christy Clark resigns; NDP’s John Horgan to form new government in British Columbia
British Columbia will soon have a new Premier heading up a more progressive government following today’s decision by the province’s Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to ask New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan to form a government.
BCNDP and BC Greens unveil deal that could topple Christy Clark’s neoLiberal government
It’s looking increasingly likely that British Columbia will soon be administered by a much more progressive government than the one it has now.
It’s a dead heat in British Columbia: Major parties tied for seats, BC Greens hold balance
Who will be the next Premier of British Columbia? That’s a question we still don’t know the answer to, despite polls having closed across Canada’s western-most province over three hours ago, because the results have been incredibly close. As of around 11:10 PM Pacific Time, incumbent Premier Christy Clark and the governing Liberals (who, despite their […]
Christy Clark declares victory in B.C., but trails the NDP’s David Eby in her own riding
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, whose B.C. Liberals scored a huge upset over the New Democratic Party, has just finished delivering her victory speech in downtown Vancouver in front of hundreds of cheering supporters. Smiling broadly, Clark declared that her party had won a clear mandate to govern and would move forward with its plans […]
Not-so liberal Liberals projected to win in British Columbia; score huge upset over NDP
So much for all those predictions of a big NDP victory. It’s been an hour and fifteen minutes since polls closed in British Columbia’s 2013 provincial elections, and the New Democratic Party (NDP) has yet to overtake the Liberals in the count of leading/elected MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly). And it looks like they’re […]
The Tyee: British Columbia’s New Democratic Party poised for a landslide victory tonight
British Columbia’s New Democratic Party (NDP) is on the cusp of a historic victory tonight over the not-so liberal B.C. Liberals, according to The Tyee, the province’s best-known online-only publication. The Tyee’s final electoral prediction breaks down as follows: NDP: Fifty-seven seats Liberals: Twenty-seven seats Independents: One seat The Tyee classifies thirty-four seats as “definitely” NDP, with only […]