The B.C. Conservative caucus is down to 30. Here’s how it lost 14 members

By Canadian Press Staff The B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory in the 2024 provincial election, winning 44 seats. But since then, the party’s caucus has been thinned to 30, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both former leader John Rustad and new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Here are the 14 legislators who have exited the party, and why. DALLAS BRODIE, JORDAN KEALY AND TARA ARMSTRONG Brodie (Vancouver-Quilchena) is thrown out of the caucus by Rustad on March 7, 2025, over remarks that Rustad says mocked residential school survivors. Armstrong (Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream) and Kealy (Peace River North) follow later that day, in sympathy with Brodie. Armstrong briefly joins Brodie as a member of the new OneBC party before they split. Because OneBC lacks official…

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