Premier David Eby害羞草研究所檚 special countdown ended with the announcement of the arrival of his newborn baby on Thursday, following his early campaign start for British Columbia害羞草研究所檚 election.

Eby says his third daughter, Gwendolyn Kay Eby, was born happy and healthy.

The premier posted on social platform X, 害羞草研究所淕wen害羞草研究所檚 name comes from Great Grandma, long time Victoria resident, born on the prairies.害羞草研究所�

The milestone comes after Eby started an early campaign last week by introducing four New Democrat candidates: former broadcaster Randene Neill, Baltej Dhillon, the first RCMP officer to wear a turban on duty, Indigenous leader Michael Moses and Vancouver community support advocate Sunita Dhir.

At a campaign event last Thursday in Vancouver, he said Oct. 19 is B.C.害羞草研究所檚 fixed election date, and June 27 is his family害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所渇ixed date baby.害羞草研究所�

Eby害羞草研究所檚 early campaign start comes amid open battling between B.C.害羞草研究所檚 two right-of-centre parties, Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon害羞草研究所檚 BC United and John Rustad害羞草研究所檚 upstart B.C. Conservatives.

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