B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay to Face Media After Another MLA Exits Party
Findlay said she is seeking to steady the caucus after two long-time MLAs left the party and nearly all of its executive members resigned.
- On Tuesday, B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay held a press conference in Vancouver to stabilize her caucus following two high-profile departures by long-time MLAs.
- The Conservative Party has been embroiled in infighting since the May 30, 2026 leadership election, as staff and executive members depart amid a shift toward the party's right wing.
- Delta South MLA Ian Paton announced he is quitting the caucus to form a new party with Peter Milobar, who left the Conservatives earlier this month.
- Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper declared her intention to step down, allowing Findlay to run for the seat in a byelection to gain a seat in the legislature.
- Findlay said the party will focus on "faith, freedom and family" while acknowledging that more members of her caucus may potentially leave the party.
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B.C. Conservative riding association president for Abbotsford-Mission steps down - Creston Valley Advance
The president of the Conservative Party of B.C. riding association for Abbotsford-Mission has resigned and left the party as new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay eyes the seat. Former Mission mayor and BC Liberal MLA Randy Hawes announced his resignation from the president role on social media Monday (Aug. 24), days after Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper stepped down to make way for Findlay. Hawes said Findlay represents “a huge step to the far rig…
B.C. Conservative riding association president for Abbotsford-Mission steps down - The Interior News - Smithers BC
The president of the Conservative Party of B.C. riding association for Abbotsford-Mission has resigned and left the party as new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay eyes the seat. Former Mission mayor and BC Liberal MLA Randy Hawes announced his resignation from the president role on social media Monday (Aug. 24), days after Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper stepped down to make way for Findlay. Hawes said Findlay represents “a huge step to the far rig…
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B.C. Conservative riding association president for Abbotsford-Mission steps down
The president of the Conservative Party of B.C. riding association for Abbotsford-Mission has resigned and left the party as new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay eyes the seat. Former Mission mayor and BC Liberal MLA Randy Hawes announced his resignation from the president role on social media Monday (Aug. 24), days after Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper stepped down to make way for Findlay. Hawes said Findlay represents “a huge step to the far rig…
Findlay addresses B.C. Conservative defections, says there could be more - Grand Forks Gazette
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay held a press conference for the first time in almost two months on Tuesday as she seeks to stabilize her caucus after two high-profile departures by long-time MLAs. “There may even be others that leave our caucus; I don’t know,” Findlay told reporters in Vancouver. She stood flanked by core caucus supporters within the caucus, including her husband, Surrey South MLA Brent Chapman, and Reann Gasper, th…
Findlay addresses B.C. Conservative defections, says there could be more - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay held a press conference for the first time in almost two months on Tuesday as she seeks to stabilize her caucus after two high-profile departures by long-time MLAs. “There may even be others that leave our caucus; I don’t know,” Findlay told reporters in Vancouver. She stood flanked by core caucus supporters within the caucus, including her husband, Surrey South MLA Brent Chapman, and Reann Gasper, th…
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