Eby’s transition to power has been marked by the continual raising of expectations on how quickly he wants to get to work, and how ambitious he’ll be in the scope of his change.
David Eby never actually called himself the “man of action,” but boy has the moniker stuck in the early days of the premier-designate’s tenure. He’s signalled he’ll drop major legislation immediately after taking office, and then embark on a cabinet shuffle that will dramatically reshape John Horgan’s front bench.
Chomping at the bit to reframe this in the most negative way possible are the Opposition BC Liberals, who’ve taken to cheekily calling Eby the “man of inaction” as he dawdles through a slow-motion transition to power.In August, Eby made headlines for saying he was “frustrated” at being challenged in the BC NDP leadership race by Anjali Appadurai because it “delays moving into the office by several months.
It was the right call. Yet the plan was oversold. Instead of action items, it ended up being a vague 429-word table of contents for the priority areas of health care, crime, homelessness, addictions and climate change. Ultimately, most people were disappointed, and his critics pounced again. Yet that forward progress was quickly undermined by news he wouldn’t actually be sworn in as premier until Nov. 18 – 29 days after winning the leadership race.
All those ups and downs have led to much head scratching amongst those watching B.C.’s 37th transition to power.
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