British Columbia Premier David Eby will appoint a new cabinet today in a move pundits are saying will be a blend of old and new faces, and could also start the countdown towards an early election.
Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin is scheduled to swear in Eby’s cabinet during a ceremony at Government House in Victoria.
Since replacing former premier John Horgan last month, Eby has quickly staked out health care, public safety, affordability and housing as his NDP government’s priority issues.
David Black, a political communications expert at Victoria’s Royal Roads University, says he expects Eby to keep seasoned veterans like Adrian Dix and Mike Farnworth at the ministries of health and solicitor general, but will look for new recruits as attorney general and in the energy and housing ministries….