VICTORIA — Premier David Eby will unveil his new cabinet in British Columbia today after last month’s narrow election win that gave his New Democrats a narrow one-seat majority.

Eby’s NDP government holds 47 seats in the 93-seat legislature.

His cabinet is expected to include veteran New Democrats, but with up to a dozen vacancies, there could be several newcomers.

Eby said at last week’s swearing-in ceremony that his cabinet and government will be tasked with focusing on kitchen-table issues that affect people in BC, including affordability, health care, public safety, housing and the economy.

Former BC Liberal cabinet minister Mike Bernier, who ran unsuccessfully as an independent last month in his Dawson Creek area riding, says Eby must find ways to bring rural representation into cabinet even though the majority of his members are from Metro Vancouver or Vancouver Island.

BC Conservative Leader John Rustad says Eby has been invisible when it comes to rural BC, and he and his 44-member caucus look forward to holding the government to account on many issues.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published on November 18, 2024.

Dirk Meissner, Canadian Press