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Osborne to finance, Kahlon to health in B.C. cabinet shuffle: Eby

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Aug, 2026 11:16 AM

B.C. Premier David Eby has rearranged his cabinet after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced a cancer diagnosis.

Health Minister Josie Osborne will take over the finance portfolio, while Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon will step into the Health Ministry.

Bailey, who announced that she has an early-stage, treatable cancer and would be returning to work in the fall, will be replacing Kahlon in the jobs portfolio.

Eby says Bailey will be taking six weeks for treatment but that she wants to keep working and will be back in October.

Bailey says it's an "elegant solution" because she already held the jobs portfolio.

Energy Minister Adrian Dix will fill in for Bailey in the Jobs and Economic Growth Ministry through her cancer treatment.

Bailey delivered the latest fiscal update on Monday, revealing B.C.'s deficit was $7.7 billion for fiscal year 2025-2026, which was $3.3 billion below the previous estimate.

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