Aisha Estey out as B.C. Conservative president as shake-up continues
Mauro Francis replaces Aisha Estey as president as nearly the entire party executive departs amid disputes over leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s direction.
- Conservative Party president Aisha Estey resigned after five years, with former federal candidate Mauro Francis replacing her amid a broader executive exodus. Nearly the entire party executive has departed in recent weeks.
- New leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is reshaping the party into something "unapologetically populist," according to University of British Columbia political science lecturer Stewart Prest. The transition includes replacing executive director Angelo Isidorou with Elaine Allen.
- Speculation intensified when Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie met Findlay on Aug. 7 at Vancouver's Arbutus Club for a four-and-a-half-hour dinner. Brodie described the meeting as positive, though Findlay has not yet publicly committed to inviting Independents back.
- At a caucus meeting last Saturday, Findlay sounded less committed to her July promise that Independents would not return. House leader Sheldon Clare denied any "grand effort" to survey members, saying the ultimate decision rests with Findlay.
- The legislature meets in early October, setting the stage for conflict as internal disagreements remain unsettled within the caucus. Political scientist Stewart Prest expects "an ugly session" when the Conservative Party's new direction is contrasted directly against the governing NDP.
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Divisions within B.C. Conservative caucus fester as party president quits - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
It was already clear that division and dissension within the B.C. Conservative caucus was rampant when Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar quit the party last week to sit as an Independent. Now party president Aisha Estey has resigned after five years at the helm, saying she plans to seek “new opportunities,” and former federal Conservative Party candidate Mauro Francis has taken her place. Vice-president Sharon White quit alongside Estey and was …
Divisions within B.C. Conservative caucus fester as party president quits - Grand Forks Gazette
It was already clear that division and dissension within the B.C. Conservative caucus was rampant when Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar quit the party last week to sit as an Independent. Now party president Aisha Estey has resigned after five years at the helm, saying she plans to seek “new opportunities,” and former federal Conservative Party candidate Mauro Francis has taken her place. Vice-president Sharon White quit alongside Estey and was …
Divisions within B.C. Conservative caucus fester as party president quits - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
It was already clear that division and dissension within the B.C. Conservative caucus was rampant when Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar quit the party last week to sit as an Independent. Now party president Aisha Estey has resigned after five years at the helm, saying she plans to seek “new opportunities,” and former federal Conservative Party candidate Mauro Francis has taken her place. Vice-president Sharon White quit alongside Estey and was …
Divisions within B.C. Conservative caucus fester as party president quits - Northern Sentinel
It was already clear that division and dissension within the B.C. Conservative caucus was rampant when Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar quit the party last week to sit as an Independent. Now party president Aisha Estey has resigned after five years at the helm, saying she plans to seek “new opportunities,” and former federal Conservative Party candidate Mauro Francis has taken her place. Vice-president Sharon White quit alongside Estey and was …
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Divisions within B.C. Conservative caucus fester as party president quits
It was already clear that division and dissension within the B.C. Conservative caucus was rampant when Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar quit the party last week to sit as an Independent. Now party president Aisha Estey has resigned after five years at the helm, saying she plans to seek “new opportunities,” and former federal Conservative Party candidate Mauro Francis has taken her place. Vice-president Sharon White quit alongside Estey and was …
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