BC Political Discussion: Election 2024 & 43rd Parliament

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Originally Posted by Changing City

You have no idea what Horgan would have done if a court had interpreted the legislation in a way that hadn't been anticipated when it was drafted. And particularly if Horgan had a single vote majority in the legislature, and no guarantee that his entire caucus would support the government in a vote on changing the legislation.

And Rustad voted for the legislation in 2019, when the vote was unanimous.

Horgan was 10x the Premier Eby is.

And many people are taking note of Eby's failing and flailing:

Rob Shaw: Eby 'in full panic mode' after latest DRIPA reversal
B.C. premier’s latest backpedalling over controversial legislation raises doubts about who's calling the shots
Rob Shaw
about 8 hours ago

Who exactly is running this government?

It was a question Premier David Eby faced repeatedly at the legislature on Monday, in the wake of his decision to back down on changes to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in the face of opposition from First Nations leaders.

“I want to know directly from the premier: at what point in this process, in the chaos that he caused, did he decide that it was OK to abdicate the responsibility of the province and start in co-governance?” Opposition leader Trevor Halford asked in question period.

Abdication. Paralysis. An “absolute embarrassment.” Those were just some of the descriptors Conservatives used in flaying Eby for backpedalling from what he’d been saying for months were urgent changes to DRIPA needed to give the province certainty in the wake of a recent landmark court decision...

https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/rob-...ode-after-latest-dripa-reversal-12171419


Premiers’ Performance: Eby falls to a new low in B.C., while Kinew continues his comfort atop the list
Ontario’s Doug Ford drops back close to record low, with just 31 per cent approving of him
March 18, 2026 – As B.C. abandons the biannual tradition of changing clocks, Premier David Eby is falling back as some others spring ahead.

New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Eby’s approval rating has declined 16-points year-over-year. In March 2025, when most premiers enjoyed a bump in popularity as nationalism surged in the face of tariffs and threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, Eby was approved by a record-high of 53 per cent of British Columbians. Now, just 37 per cent say the same....

https://angusreid.org/premiers-performance-march-2026/