Political scientist thinks former B.C. United candidates could shift identity of Conservative Party of B.C.
A political scientist sees the absorption of some former B.C. United candidates by the Conservative Party of B.C. gives the party a chance to moderate itself.
Whether voters will follow that shift will depend a lot on what campaign leader John Rustad and his Conservatives will run, Millard added. Looming behind questions about the direction of the Conservatives is the broader question of where centrist voters, assuming their existence, will find home on the assumption that the collapse of B.C. United has returned B.C. politics to the familiar left-right division. "You have left all of us middle-of-the-road centrist voters with no political home here in B.C.," she wrote on social media in a tweet indirectly aimed Falcon."Thanks a lot.
"A lot of citizens still don't even know who he is despite his ministerial experience," Millard said. "While likely B.C Conservative voters are near universal in their criticism on these files, there are sizable groups of B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens who say the province is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to the opioids and housing crises," it reads. Twenty-eight B.C. Liberals won seats in British Columbia's 2020 provincial election, making them the Official Opposition.
Peter Milobar, Kamloops-North Thompson: Milobar also announced he was joining the Conservatives on Tuesday. He will be running in Kamloops Centre. Tom Shypitka, Kootenay East: Shypitka announced Wednesday that he would be running as an Independant in the newly named Kootenay-Rockies riding.Shirley Bond, Prince George Valemount: A former opposition leader who was first elected as an MLA in 2001, Bond announced she was withdrawing the day after Falcon announced he was suspending United's campaign.
Doug Clovechok, Columbia River-Revelstoke: In February 2024 Clovechok announced he was not seeking re-election due to health challenges.
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