VICTORIA — Almost 83 per cent of delegates attending a convention of British Columbia’s New Democrats signalled their support for Premier David Eby by not asking for a leadership review.
Of the 740 delegates who cast ballots, 609 opted against calling for a review of Eby’s leadership.
The announcement of the vote comes after Eby used his appearance at the convention to highlight several resource projects, while saying that the federal ban on tankers off B.C.’s northern coast is here to stay.
Eby says B.C. will turn its natural resources into the wealth needed to “sustain strong public services for generations to come,” citing several natural resource projects which his government is pursuing.
They include the North Coast Transmission Line set to power mining and LNG projects in northwestern B.C., with Eby calling the line “one of the biggest, most transformational opportunities” in a century.
But Eby also says that lifting the tanker ban would threaten the “coalition of support” among First Nations and northern communities for various resources projects in the area.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 15, 2025.
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press
