British Columbia’s Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says she has early-stage, treatable cancer.
Bailey said Thursday in a post on social media that the diagnosis came a few weeks ago and she has been given a good prognosis for full recovery.
“I will be receiving treatment later this summer and anticipate returning to work in time for the fall legislative session,” she said.
The post said she has worked with Premier David Eby to find the best path to get through treatment and continue the government’s work, and that they will have more information Friday.
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On Monday, Bailey delivered the latest fiscal update revealing B.C.’s deficit ended $3.3 billion below the previous estimate for fiscal year 2025-2026, because of higher revenues and lower spending on capital projects.
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Other NDP legislators have recently been contending with illness.
Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore went public with her colorectal cancer diagnosis in December 2024.
Lore said in April that she had another surgery and would be voting virtually and back to working from home when the time is right.
In April, Eby asked for prayers for Vancouver-Strathcona MLA Joan Phillip for an unspecified illness.
Take your meds Jay.
MILLIONS DIAGNOSED DAILY, NEVER HEARD OF !!! ONLY BECAUSE OF POSITION ? F/ OFF
NAZl Dallas Brodie and MAGA Karen-Lynne Findlay are Doug’s favorite politicians. That just goes to show how out of touch with reality he really is. Too funny 😂😂
Dog Breakfast – Hahahahah imagine if your opinion actually mattered. You could’ve been a politician yourself.. but thankfully for the people of BC you’re not
I don’t wish ill on anyone so I hope she eventually fully recovers.
Do hope that it does force her to leave her post permanently and low NDP numbers could somehow force an early election.
The NDP have done such a horrible job that this next election is a slam dunk. Even with a kook like Rustad leading the party last time the NDP only won by 380 votes over three ridings.
And that before this debt, deficit and DRIPA disaster.
Her cancer it’s treatable which is good.
What’s not treatable is the massive tumor known as the NDP in B.C.
more covid vaccine out fall