BC Conservatives Prepare to Move to Power After Decisive Two-Thirds Majority
Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson is wasting no time after his Conservatives swept into power last night in British Columbia, announcing a former deputy to the premier to lead his transition team. Kim Henderson spent more than a decade serving the previous Liberal governments of Christy Clark and Gordon Campbell as deputy minister, cabinet secretary and head of the B.C. public service. A statement from the B.C. Conservatives says she will be chair of the transition team on a volunteer basis and will be taking an unpaid leave from the pipeline firm Trans Mountain Corp. where she took on the post of interim vice-president a year ago....
TL;DR
- Lorne Doerkson's Conservatives won power in British Columbia.
- Kim Henderson has been appointed to lead the transition team.
- Henderson has a decade of experience serving previous Liberal governments.
- She will serve as chair on a volunteer basis.
- Henderson is taking unpaid leave from her position at Trans Mountain Corp.