10/3 podcast: B.C. Conservatives rocked by defections. What happens next? - National Post

B.C.'s Conservative Party has been rocked with defections in recent weeks, mere months after Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected leader. Photo by Credit: Stuart McNishArticle contentSign In or Create an Accountor View more offersArticle contentB.C.’s Conservative Party has been rocked with defections in recent weeks, mere months after Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected leader.

The events are the latest in a couple of years of turmoil in right-of-centre politics in B.C. as the Conservative Party has grown as the main opposition to the governing NDP.

Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss what led to Findlay’s ascension as Conservative leader, why some MLAs have jumped ship, and whether it means NDP Premier David Eby could call a snap election.

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