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Former B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey Not Seeking Re-Election
Bailey said she is now cancer-free and will still campaign for the B.C. NDP, becoming the fourth cabinet minister to step aside.
- On Sept. 23, high-profile British Columbia cabinet minister Brenda Bailey announced she will not seek re-election in the Oct. 24 provincial vote, representing the Vancouver-South Granville riding.
- Bailey transitioned to the Jobs Ministry in August to undergo cancer treatment; she shared in a social media post that she is now cancer-free but will step down from politics.
- Joining Health Minister Ravi Kahlon, Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene, and Agriculture Minister Lana Popham, Bailey becomes the fourth minister in Eby's government to decline to run for re-election.
- In Saanich North, Green Leader Emily Lowan announced plans to run, replacing Green Party member Rob Botterell who is exiting the riding Adam Olsen won with 42 per cent of the vote in 2017.
- Elections chief electoral officer Shipra Verma says the agency must hire 17,000 people to deliver services matching the 2024 election, which cost $91 million.
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