David Eby

Rule Changes

Resigned as NDP leader after the election loss

British Columbia's Conservatives won a majority government on Oct. 24, their first since 1928, taking 64 of 93 legislature seats and ending nine years of New Democratic Party rule. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson said the next day that an independent review of provincial finances would begin soon after he is sworn in, pointing to a record $14-billion deficit.

Updated Oct 26

Built World

As of August 2026: Invoked provincewide emergency powers on Aug 8

An 80-year-old woman died trying to flee her home in Meadow Valley just after 1 a.m. Saturday. Hours later, British Columbia put the whole province under a state of emergency.

Updated Aug 11

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: In office; led the decision to activate the 2019 legislation

British Columbia sprung its clocks forward on March 8, 2026, but will not fall back in November—it adopted permanent daylight saving time at UTC-7. The five-million-person province is the first major North American jurisdiction to lock its clocks since Arizona and Hawaii opted out in the late 1960s.

Updated May 30

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Coordinating provincial response

Canada hadn't experienced a school shooting of this magnitude in 37 years. On February 10, 2026, an 18-year-old former student killed two family members at a home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, then attacked the local secondary school, killing nine including himself and wounding 27.

Updated May 27