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B.C. opposition welcomes reset at children and family development ministry

Grace Lore is replacing Mitzi Dean, who has faced multiple calls for her resignation
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Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and a member of the Tsartlip First Nation, welcomes changes to the Ministry of Children and Family Development with Grace Lore replacing Mitzi Dean as minister. (Screencap)

Premier David Eby promises a “significant reset” at the Ministry of Children and Family Development following the appointment of Grace Lore in place of Mitzi Dean as minister in acknowledging “significant challenges” in that ministry.

But members of the political opposition are questioning the timing, while others remain cautious.

Eby Monday (Jan. 15) announced Lore as the new minister through press release alongside a handful of smaller cabinet changes, then expanded on it during an unrelated event in Vancouver.

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Wolf Depner

About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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