Conservative MLAs from the North Island region were given shadow cabinet positions by party leader John Rustad on Nov. 20.

Courtenay Comox MLA Brennan Day will be the critic for the Rural Health and Seniors' Health portfolio, and North Island MLA Anna Kindy will take on the Health critic role.

鈥淥ur shadow cabinet is a diverse and experienced group, committed to restoring prosperity, public safety, and affordability for every British Columbian,鈥� said Rustad. 鈥淲ith experts in every field, we are focused on delivering real solutions for the challenges our province faces.鈥�

Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman, who was the first to join the B.C. Conservatives with Rustad, was named as the party whip.

In the two other leadership positions, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Aaliya Warbus is the house leader and Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare is the deputy whip. 

All but two of the B.C. Conservative MLAs were given portfolios. Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson and Langley-Willowbrook MLA Jody Toor were not named along with portfolios in the news release. 

With files from Lauren Collins