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Prime Minister John Horgan made a major change, replacing Rob Fleming as British Columbia Secretary of Education during the swearing-in of his new cabinet on Thursday.
Jennifer Whiteside, the newly elected MLA in New Westminster, has been put on the red-hot file in his place.
Whiteside, the former executive director of the Hospital Employees ‘Union, will forge a controversial relationship with the BC Teachers’ Federation on teacher safety in schools amid COVID-19.
Whiteside will also look into questions about whether schools should close in second wave cases under a spike.
Selina Robinson has been named Treasury Secretary, succeeding Carole James, who retired after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
Robinson was previously in charge of housing and community affairs and will be responsible for filing what is expected to be one of the toughest government budgets in B.. C.. . Story next year.
In September, the province expected a deficit of $ 12. 8 billion and could still skyrocket due to stimulus spending and other financial losses resulting from the pandemic.
After the entire cabinet has been sworn in, Horgan will follow the largely virtual swearing in with its first media availability since B.. C.. . Extensive new measures to combat the second wave of COVID-19 were launched a week ago, including a requirement that masks be worn in all indoor public spaces.
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