10/3 podcast: B.C. Conservatives rocked by defections. What happens next?
The Growth Op
Wed, Sep 16
Key Points
- B.C.’s Conservative Party has experienced significant defections shortly after Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected leader.
- The party has been a focal point of instability within right-of-centre politics in B.C., despite becoming the main opposition to the NDP.
- Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer discusses the reasons behind Findlay’s leadership victory and the recent departures of some MLAs.
- The situation raises questions about whether NDP Premier David Eby might call a snap election amid the Conservative Party’s turmoil.
B.C.’s Conservative Party has been rocked with defections in recent weeks, mere months after Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected leader.
The events are the latest in a couple of years of turmoil in right-of-centre politics in B.C. as the Conservative Party has grown as the main opposition to the governing NDP.
Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss what led to Findlay’s ascension as Conservative leader, why some MLAs have jumped ship, and whether it means NDP Premier David Eby could call a snap election.
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