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Doerkson won't rule out shortened fall session after provincial election win
Doerkson says his government is preparing to move quickly on finances, health care and taxes as it gets ready to govern.
- On Saturday, the British Columbia Conservative Party won a 64-seat majority, its first victory in nearly 100 years, as Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson promised to "hit the ground running" when sworn in.
- Outgoing Premier David Eby's decision to call a snap election two years early resulted in the Conservatives capturing about 48 per cent of the popular vote, while the NDP fell to about 37 per cent.
- Doerkson announced an independent financial review citing a $1.5 billion natural gas royalty error and plans to raise the personal income tax exemption to $32,000, putting $1,000 back in residents' pockets.
- To manage the transition, Doerkson named Kim Henderson, a former deputy minister under previous Liberal governments, as transition chair; she is taking unpaid leave from Trans Mountain Corp.
- Emphasizing that northern residents "will never be an afterthought," Doerkson is not ruling out a shortened fall legislative session while prioritizing forest industry growth and LNG projects to supercharge the economy.
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Doerkson won't rule out shortened fall session after B.C. election win
VICTORIA - B.C.'s newly minted Conservative government won't take its seats in the legislature until at least mid-November, but the premier-designate is not ruling out a shortened fall session.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Doerkson: “Government will hit the ground running”
B.C. premier-designate Lorne Doerkson said on Sunday that when his government is sworn in, “it will be ready on day one, and it will hit the ground running.” He did not rule out a fall session. Doerkson said that on day one, the government will launch an independent review of the province’s finances, saying: “Before […]
·Surrey, Canada
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