Thursday October 12, 2023 | VICTORIA, BC [Updated October 13, 2023]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
The next BC NDP convention — the first in-person since the pandemic — will be held in Victoria at the Victoria Conference Centre over three days in mid-November: Friday November 17 through Sunday November 19, 2023.
The promotional theme is “building a better future together”. The BC NDP resolutions for 2023 are now closed.
This will be the first in-person convention for Premier David Eby. Eby was sworn in as premier in Fall 2022. He announced his first cabinet on December 7, 2022.
National convention Oct 13-15:
AS BC’s 37th Premier, Eby will be a keynote speaker at the national NDP convention in Hamilton Ontario this coming weekend, October 13 to 15. His address is about the work the BC NDP Government has done to address the issues people are facing daily.
Also addressing the national NDP convention this weekend will be long-time USA Democrat and NDP fan Bernie Sanders in a pre-recorded video (apparently his message will be to warn party faithful about what he says are massive attacks on the foundations of democracy and rule of law around the world), as well as Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress.
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Island Social Trends reports news and provides analysis through a socioeconomic lens, with an eye to political impacts. Covering the south Vancouver Island area, across BC, and across Canada where the issues have impact for individuals, households and businesses on Vancouver Island. News is posted daily at IslandSocialTrends.ca .
The founding editor and publisher of Island Social Trends is Mary P Brooke. She has been reporting on the south Vancouver Island region since 2008 and now reports with the BC Legislative Press Gallery.
Ms Brooke was nominated for a Jack Webster Foundation award in 2023, for contributing to her community through journalism.
Island Social Trends follows in the footsteps of Ms Brooke’s other publications: MapleLine Magazine (2008-2010), Sooke Voice News (2011-2013), and West Shore Voice News (2014-2020). Island Social Trends was launched during the pandemic in mid-2020 and has posted news daily since then.