Harper to name next B.C. Lieutenant Governor on Tuesday

The word on the street is that Steve Harper will name a new B.C. Lieutenant Governor tomorrow. No word on whom the new vice-regal representative will be, although I'm staying close to the phone, and practicing my vice-regal wave, just in case.

Whomever the new LG will be, they’ll have a tall order filling the shoes of Iona Campagnolo, who has held the post for nearly six years and has done a heckuva job.

While I may have no idea whom the next LG will be, it’s still fun to baselessly speculate and toss out names. One possibility would have to be John Reynolds. He’s a loyal Conservative with just enough of a record to be semi-respectable, and compared to the payoff for his fellow Conservative campaign co-chair, Reynolds is owed. If they want to go to the Senate they could go for Pat Carney or Gerry St. Germain, freeing-up another Senate spot for an younger appointee, plus prevent them from organizing against Reynolds' hand-picked candidate in Vancouver-Quadra. I’m having trouble thinking of any other prominent B.C. Conservatives…what’s Randy White up to these days?

One thing I can pretty much promise though: Harper will not pluck B.C.’s next LG from the ranks of the CBC. Sorry Ian Hanomansing.

UPDATE: The announcement has been made.

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