Cabinet shuffle sees demotion for finance minister who leaves a massive $5.7-billion surplus
British Columbia Premier David Eby‘s new cabinet lineup cements housing affordability as one of his government’s top priorities, with the creation of a standalone ministry responsible for boosting rental opportunities and fast-tracking the construction of middle-class homes.
Mr. Eby also elevated Niki Sharma, a political rookie, as his new Attorney-General, and dumped Selina Robinson from the Finance Ministry. The new Finance Minister is Katrine Conroy, a rural MLAMs. Conroy will introduce the next B.C. budget in February, just as the province’s economic growth is expected to slow.
Mr. Eby’s ambitious housing plan has already upset mayors, who are angry that the provincial government is blaming local government for slow approvals of new housing. “Any significant changes in housing policy are going to cause anxiety,” the Premier said. “But we are in a housing crisis, we can’t leave any housing on the table.”
The swearing in of 27 members of cabinet took place at Government House in Victoria. Mr. Eby, who became Premier on Nov. 18, kept some ministers in their existing portfolios, such as Health Minister Adrian Dix and Environment Minister George Heyman. But he also aimed to shore up the New Democratic Party’s minimal representation in rural B.C. with Ms. Conroy’s appointment, praising her as “rural tough.
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