Upheaval in B.C. Conservative caucus unabated as Findlay resigns as leader
Her resignation follows 13 MLAs leaving since August and a private investigator hired to examine critics, deepening turmoil in the official Opposition.
- On Sunday, British Columbia Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned after fewer than four months in the role, citing internal upheaval and threats to her family; she said she would remain the party's candidate in the Sept. 26 Abbotsford-Mission byelection.
- Findlay's tenure was marked by infighting, private investigator revelations, and defections; legislator Linda Hepner departed Sunday, citing the leadership's lack of willingness to listen, bringing to 13 the number of sitting MLAs who have exited since August.
- The B.C. legislature website showed the Conservatives with 24 members, down from 25, while Independents rose to 18; CentreBC, led by Peter Milobar, recruited eight former Conservative legislators to become the legislature's third-largest party.
- Skeena MLA Claire Rattée called for unity, saying "there can be no more petty disagreements, score-settling or purity tests," and urged the party to present itself as "a unified, credible government-in-waiting capable of defeating" Premier David Eby's NDP.
- Speculation persists that Premier David Eby may call a snap election amid the Conservative turmoil, though he stated Friday "we haven't made any decisions yet" regarding an early vote.
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What people are saying about Findlay’s resignation as B.C. Conservative leader
Kerry-Lynne Findlay, then-leader of the B.C. Conservative Party, is pictured before delivering her address to the Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting in Vancouver on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Findlay has since resigned as party leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia’s Conservatives on Sunday, bringing to a close her brief tenure marked by infighting, firings, expulsions from the party …
Findlay resigns as BC Conservative Party Leader
“I will remain the Conservative candidate in Abbotsford-Mission” KERRY-LYNNE Findlay on Sunday afternoon announced that she is resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. She said: “This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one for our movement and our province.” Findlay said in a statement: “This is not a decision I have made lightly. Nor is it a decision made from bitterness. “Sometimes leadership mean…
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