With the B.C. election too close to call, Dr. Bonnie Henry was asked Tuesday how she feels about the possibility of a party that has repeatedly called for her firing forming government.
The race remains a dead heat between the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with neither party securing the 47 seats required for a majority after the initial vote count.
Henry, the provincial health officer, acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding the election but noted her office is independent, and said her role requires her to serve whichever government is in power.
“I will do my best to do that. If the party decides that they would prefer somebody who is more aligned with them, then that is their prerogative to do that,” she said.
“While we wait for final results, my office and the work that we do will continue. What is most important to me, and one of the things that I’m focusing on right now is my role is to protect the health of everybody.”
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