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B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is refusing to resign and inviting former caucus members back as she prepares for a crucial byelection and the possibility of an early provincial campaign.
British Columbia’s projected deficit has increased by $450 million since the February budget as higher wildfire spending and refundable tax credits outpace stronger tax revenue. The fiscal update also cuts the province’s 2026 economic-growth forecast and points to continued weakness in employment and housing.
Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs are joining forces to create a new political party, with Peter Milobar serving as interim leader. The still-unnamed group hopes to offer voters a new centre-right alternative as turmoil continues within the B.C. Conservatives.
Á’a:líya Warbus has become the seventh MLA in two weeks to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus, citing communication failures and lost confidence in Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership
The B.C. government has acknowledged a forecasting error that overstated expected natural gas royalty revenue by nearly $1.5 billion, raising questions about the province’s incoming royalty system.
B.C. Conservatives say the NDP Government is engaged in secret land transfer deals with First Nations. Private landowners are concerned about Aboriginal title affecting home equity.
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman has left the Conservative Party of B.C. caucus to sit as an Independent, becoming the sixth Conservative MLA to depart in less than two weeks. Banman, whose 2023 defection helped give the provincial Conservatives official party status, says the party's political coalition is shrinking under leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and that constituents have repeatedly told him they believe she is “unelectable.”
B.C. Conservative MLA Reann Gasper is giving up her Abbotsford-Mission seat, allowing newly elected party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay to seek a place in the legislature through a byelection. Gasper says the decision was her own and that she is putting the party’s goal of defeating the NDP ahead of her position as an MLA.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay's unexpected victory in the B.C. Conservative leadership race is about more than one candidate—it reflects a broader political transformation that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to reshape conservative politics across Western Canada. As Alberta grapples with many of the same grassroots pressures, the lesson is clear: political success increasingly depends on listening to and empowering ordinary members rather than directing them from the top down.
