Kerry-Lynne Findlay wins BC Conservative leadership race in narrow finish

[testerone]

Their caucus is divided over returning American liquor to LCB shelves.
Guve them another concession on trade....
polls show a supermajority of the public wants to continue the ban.

[Dr Strangelove]

Findlay is a carbon copy of Smith with even less charisma. She wants to sell out to the separatists because that is her base too. Unelectable and her caucus knows it. Not even her husband will not step down so she can get an easy seat.

[Dr Strangelove]

[testerone]

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay told some MLAs she wants First Nations people referred to as “Indians,” “Indigenous” or “Aboriginals” instead.
Double down, woman. There are a few even more degrading and offensive terms you could use.

Is she surprised that 3 MLAs have declined to give up their seats so she can run in a byelection?

[testerone]

Once again she's repeated her promise to rip up DRIPA.
Just as the country tries to pull together, she wants to start a war with the natives with the usual fascist logic that taking rights away from someone increases your own.

[Dr Strangelove]

Kerry-Lynne Findlay Is Off to a Weirdly Bad Start
Short answer: Kerry‑Lynne Findlay is off to a weirdly bad start — and the reporting shows a pattern: internal chaos, ideological overreach, poor staffing choices, fractured caucus relations, and early public controversies. All of it is happening within her first two months as leader.

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1. Massive staff purges and chaotic internal operations

Multiple outlets report that Findlay has removed 80–90% of party staff — fundraising, organizing, research, communications, legislative operations, even question period planning.
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• Senior architect Angelo Isidorou is out.
• Communications staff churned through four press secretaries.
• Veteran caucus staff and strategists have been fired or quit.


This is unusually extreme for a new leader, especially one who won by only 60 votes.
The Tyee

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2. MLAs say they barely hear from her

At least two Conservative MLAs told Postmedia they’ve had little to no direct communication from Findlay since May 31.
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Instead, communication is routed through her senior staff — the same staff she keeps firing. MLAs say there’s no clear strategy to communicate to constituents.
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This is a classic early‑leadership failure: caucus feels abandoned and directionless.

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3. The “call them Indians” controversy

Findlay’s office directed some MLAs to stop using “First Nations” and instead use “Indian,” “Indigenous,” or “Aboriginal.”
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This triggered:

• Condemnation from the First Nations Leadership Council (“It’s degrading”).
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• Public pushback from at least one Conservative MLA (Brennan Day).
• Premier David Eby accusing her of importing U.S.‑style culture wars.


This is the kind of early controversy that alienates moderates and fractures caucus discipline.

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4. The Teresa Wat ‘CCP’ allegation

A leaked group‑chat message from Findlay’s personal phone number appeared to accuse MLA Teresa Wat of being “CCP” and selling memberships to “CCP Chinese.”
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Findlay did not deny sending it.

This is politically explosive:

• Wat supported rival Iain Black.
• The allegation feeds perceptions of paranoia and factionalism.
• It undermines Findlay’s credibility with Chinese‑Canadian communities.


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5. Loyalty‑first caucus shuffle

Findlay promoted all nine MLAs who endorsed her to senior roles and demoted rivals, including experienced figures like Trevor Halford and Á’a:líya Warbus.
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This signals she’s building a factional party, not a unified one — dangerous given her razor‑thin mandate.

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6. Hiring underqualified, hard‑right staff

Her new senior team includes:

• Chris Delaney, ex‑BC Unity leader with a history of extreme positions (abolish the Indian Act, close abortion clinics).
• Apollo Chung, from the separatist Republican Party of Alberta.
• Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, a right‑wing media figure with no experience running political communications.


The Tyee

This reinforces the perception that Findlay is shrinking the party to a hard‑right core rather than expanding its base.

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7. Public messaging is erratic and combative

Her communications team circulated internal talking points calling former premier Christy Clark “an NDP proxy” and accusing critics of “schoolyard names.”
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This is not normal early‑leadership tone — it’s defensive, conspiratorial, and signals instability.

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Bottom line

Findlay’s early leadership is marked by internal purges, factionalism, controversial directives, poor communication, and damaging leaks.
The reporting paints a picture of a leader who is:

• alienating MLAs,
• shrinking her party’s appeal,
• empowering fringe operators,
• and generating avoidable scandals.


It’s not just a rough start — it’s structurally bad.

[August26]

Peter Milobar quits BC Conservative to sit as Independent.
Moved too far right for his liking!

[Dr Strangelove]

Effective today, I’m sitting as an Independent MLA. This isn’t the end of the conversation, it’s the start of one. I’ll have more to say soon.
See my statement below. https://https://x.com/petermilobar/stat ... 04425?s=46

[Dr Strangelove]

Today I joined @VoteCentreBC #bcpoli. The resignation of @PeterMilobar from the @Conservative_BC earlier in the day was the inspiration (the @BCGreens lost me ages ago).

When I was first elected in 2013, I sat next to @Mike_A_Bernier in the legislature. We became friends (and both later became friends with @jjhorgan). The three of us recognized that it was important to transcend partisan boundaries if we wanted to implement lasting policy solutions.

My decision to join CentreBC is all about good governance and has nothing to do with partisan tribalism.

IMHO @jjhorgan was a great, if not one of the greatest Premiers of BC. @Dave_Eby, on the other hand, IMHO is an unmitigated disaster. Yet @KerryLynneFindl is the other side of the same coin as Eby, also IMHO.

I trust @Mike_A_Bernier. He is fiscally conservative, and socially/environmenmtally responsible. He is pragmatic and recognizes that perfection is the enemy of progress.

While there are good people doing good work in both the @bcndp and @Conservative_BC, If we collectively want to position our province for the future, these folk need to unite behind a pragmatic centrist option as rage farming and polarized politics benefits nobody.