CASTLEGAR, B.C. — British Columbia's finance minister has announced she won't be running again in the next provincial election after serving in the legislature for nearly two decades.
Conroy has held several portfolios under the New Democrat government and said it's too hard to settle on a"greatest accomplishment," but she's especially proud of her work to waive post-secondary tuition fees for former youth in care. Conroy was first elected in 2005 to represent West Kootenay-Boundary, then re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020.
"That's 38 years of our family supporting both of us in public service to our communities," Conroy said at an announcement in Castlegar in the southern Interior, her voice faltering with emotion.
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