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“I’m still kind of pinching myself,” New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy told the Record Friday. Less than 24 hours earlier, Darcy and her NDP colleagues were celebrating the news that party leader John Horgan had been tapped by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon to become the 36th premier of British Columbia.
The announcement came several hours after outgoing Premier Christy Clark and her B.C. Liberal Party fell in a 44 to 42 vote of non-confidence, ending 16 years of Liberal rule in the province. While it’s still to be determined when Horgan will be officially sworn in as premier, Darcy is ready to get to work right away. “I’m just thinking, ‘Wow, it’s actually going happen,’” she said.
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The first step of the transition is already underway. Last week, the NDP was given access to all the briefing notes for the different ministries. Next, Horgan will appoint a cabinet, which is expected to take a couple of weeks. Darcy expects the legislature will be called back shortly after Labour Day, at which time the new government will present a throne speech and a budget. “The details of that, of course, remain to be worked out.This is all totally, totally
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