By Marissa Birnie There are plans for a new party in the British Columbia legislature as politicians return this fall, with two MLAs who recently defected from the provincial Conservatives saying they want to provide an option for frustrated voters. Ian Paton, who has served as the MLA for Delta South since 2017, announced Monday that he was leaving the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. He’s the second MLA to make the move this month after Peter Milobar, who had been one of the Conservatives’ leading moderate voices, left citing a lack of “ideological alignment” with the party’s new leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay. At the time, Milobar said he had concerns about the party’s direction under Findlay, who has pushed the party right and said it will focus on… <\/p>\n
By Marissa Birnie There are plans for a new party in the British Columbia legislature as politicians return this fall, with two MLAs who recently defected from the provincial Conservatives saying they want to provide an option for frustrated voters. Ian Paton, who has served as the MLA for Delta South since 2017, announced Monday that he was leaving the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. He’s the second MLA to make the move this month after Peter Milobar, who had been one of the Conservatives’ leading moderate voices, left citing a lack of “ideological alignment” with the party’s new leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay. At the time, Milobar said he had concerns about the party’s direction under Findlay, who has pushed the party right and said it will focus on... <\/p>\n