David Eby, British Columbia's attorney general and housing minister, will become the Canadian province's premier, the ruling New Democratic Party said on Thursday, after his rival in the party's leadership race was disqualified for violating electoral rules.
Eby is the only candidate eligible to replace premier John Horgan, who is stepping down for health reasons, after the party's executive committee late on Wednesday disqualified former federal NDP candidate and climate activist Anjali Appadurai from the race.
