His goal and hope is to be sworn in and sit in the legislature during the current session while he tries to deliver on key priorities.
However, Eby will remain premier-designate until he is officially sworn in as premier at a date that has yet to be announced.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“The issues of housing and health care and public safety are issues that we need to address in a really aggressive and urgent way. And that’s why I’m trying to work with our team to accelerate and have in place key legislative initiatives to respond to that,” he said.Article content Premier-delegate David Eby, premier-designate meets with Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia at Government House in Victoria B.C. on Oct. 26, 2022. Darren Stone, Victoria Times Colonist.Eby said he couldn’t say when a possible cabinet shuffle would happen but that he’s being briefed by the public service on major issues facing the province, the state of its economy and how the government could respond.
Eby was acclaimed leader of the New Democrats last week, about four months after Premier John Horgan announced his impending resignation due to health reasons.