Bruce Banman Latest MLA to Leave B.C. Conservatives
Bruce Banman said growing doubts about Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership made him the sixth Conservative MLA to leave the party this month.
- On Thursday, Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman announced he is leaving the Conservative Party caucus to sit as an Independent MLA in the legislature.
- Conservative Party Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected leader on May 30, but Banman cited concerns that her leadership makes an NDP victory increasingly likely, marking the sixth MLA defection this month.
- Banman stated that "person after person has informed me they have decided that our new leader is unelectable." He argued the political tent must expand to defeat the NDP government.
- Recent departures this week include MLA Brenan Day and MLA Teresa Wat on Wednesday, Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird on Tuesday, and Delta South MLA Ian Paton on Monday.
- Banman, who co-founded the Conservative movement with John Rustad in 2023, encouraged fellow MLAs to join him as Independents to defeat the NDP and restore fiscal responsibility to the province.
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Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman quits B.C. Conservatives, the 6th in 2 weeks - Creston Valley Advance
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman is the latest to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus. He said in a statement Thursday (Aug. 27) that he will sit as an Independent, and encouraged his fellow MLAs to join him. Banman said that since the leadership race ended in May, he, “like many, had high hopesabout the next chapter for our party.” But he said that after “numerous conversations with many of my constituents,” it has become clear that under the n…
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman quits B.C. Conservatives, the 6th in 2 weeks - Parksville Qualicum News
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman is the latest to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus. He said in a statement Thursday (Aug. 27) that he will sit as an Independent, and encouraged his fellow MLAs to join him. Banman said that since the leadership race ended in May, he, “like many, had high hopesabout the next chapter for our party.” But he said that after “numerous conversations with many of my constituents,” it has become clear that under the n…
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CP Bruce Banman latest MLA to leave B.C. Conservatives
Bruce Banman, the provincial Conservative MLA for British Columbia's Abbotsford South riding, says he's leaving the caucus to sit as an Independent. Banman is the sixth Conservative MLA to defect this month under Kerry-Lynne Findlay's leadership. More ...
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman quits BC Conservative Party
Indo-Canadian Voice Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman quits BC Conservative Party posted by: Rattan MallBRUCE Banman (Abbotsford South) on Thursday became the fifth BC Conservative MLA to ditch the party just this week. Since August 14, when Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre, left the party, five MLAs have now quit the party. * Delta South MLA Ian Paton announced on Monday that he was leaving the party, * On Tuesday, Prince George-Valemount…
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