Premier-Designate offers kindness to Interim Opposition leader
New Westminster - Coquitlam MLA, former BC NDP Cabinet Minister and former Hospital Employees Union spokesperson Jennifer Whiteside named interim leader of the opposition
Just after the BC NDP caucus appointed Jennifer Whiteside as the Interim Opposition leader, Premier-Designate Lorne Doerkson offered exactly the kind of message that British Columbians can expect from him and his government.
One of kindness, gratitude, and humility.
Below are some reflections on what is hopefully a new age of civility in British Columbia politics.
Robert Fife, former Ottawa Bureau Chief for CTV
Erin O’Toole, former Member of Parliament and Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Ken Boessenkool, former Chief of Staff to BC Premier Christy Clark and former advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Jason Kenney, former Premier of Alberta, Member of Parliament, and federal Cabinet Minister.
Keith Baldry, Legislative Bureau Chief for Global BC.