Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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74/100
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CentreBC leader resigns to make way for former B.C. Conservative to lead party
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Conservative → resign → party
- Mike Bernier has announced his resignation as leader of the new CentreBC party, in order to allow former B.C. Conservative Party member Peter Milobar to lead instead.
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Milobar → announce → order
- The two politicians are holding a news conference after three more MLAs left the opposition B.C. Conservatives earlier today.
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MLAs → hold → Conservatives
- The Conservatives have now lost a total of 12 members since Kerry-Lynne Findlay became leader in May.
- Earlier Friday, B.C. Premier David Eby said he hadn't yet decided on whether to call a snap provincial election, two years ahead of schedule.
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he → lose → schedule
Updates
September 18
Karin LarsenMilobar to become leader of CentreBC
Bernier begins the news conference by announcing he is stepping down as CentreBC leader to make way for Milobar.
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he → become → Milobar
Milobar had previously announced he was forming his own party.
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he → announce → party
Fellow independents greet one another before news conference
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independents → greet → conference
At the news conference outside the Vancouver Convention Centre, Teresa Wat has greeted fellow MLA independent Elenore Sturko.
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Wat → greet → Sturko
"Welcome home," Wat said as the pair shared a hug.
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pair → say → hug
Sturko was removed from the Conservative caucus under former leader John Rustad, at the beginning of a year of turmoil, leadership elections and defections from the party.
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Sturko → remove → party
Why Bernier and Milobar might join forces
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Bernier → join → forces
I’m a political reporter at the news conference in Vancouver.
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I → ’m → Vancouver
Speculation has grown that Bernier and Milobar will join forces, for a simple reason: Milobar’s group of likeminded MLAs who have left the B.C. Conservatives are not officially registered as a political party with Elections B.C. — and the elections agency doesn’t register new parties during a byelection campaign, which is currently underway in Abbotsford-Mission.
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which → grow → Mission
That means a snap provincial election before that byelection on Sept. 26 would prevent them from being on ballots as an official party, and they would instead be considered independents.
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they → mean → party
So, they need to find a registered party to join forces with.
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they → need → forces
Meanwhile, the CentreBC party — led by Bernier, a former B.C. Liberal and B.C. United MLA — wants to compete in the next election, but have fewer organizers surrounding them than Milobar, and no sitting MLAs.
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party → lead → Milobar
So it's understandable why some sort of agreement has been discussed.
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sort → discuss → agreement
B.C. Conservatives' turmoil continues
It’s already been a tumultuous day in B.C. politics with three more MLAs — Trevor Halford, Claire Rattée and former leader John Rustad — departing the B.C. Conservative Party caucus, bringing the number of MLAs who have left since Kerry-Lynne Findlay became leader in May to an even dozen.
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Findlay → continue → dozen
- Karin Larsen
Mike Bernier and Peter Milobar holding news conference
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Bernier → hold → conference
It's hard to say for sure, but at 1:15 p.m. PT, former Conservative caucus member Peter Milobar and Mike Bernier, leader of the new CentreBC party, are holding a joint news conference in Vancouver.
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Milobar → say → Vancouver
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