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BC Conservatives interim leader says the party is ready for a snap election

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Judd, A. (2026, September 21). BC Conservatives interim leader says the party is ready for a snap election. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12067615/bc-conservatives-interim-leader-party-ready-snap-election/

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Global News · collected 2026-09-21 · by Amy Judd

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Lorne Doerkson, interim leader of the BC Conservative Party, told Global News that six former members who left under Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership are considering returning, with five having already accepted invitations. Doerkson expressed confidence in the party's readiness for a potential snap election, suggesting strong support from caucus members and public desire for government change. He emphasized the BC Conservatives' intention to present a full slate of candidates if an election is called by Premier David Eby this week.
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Interim leader Lorne Doerkson has invited several former British Columbia Conservative MLAs back into the party's caucus following Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s resignation on Sunday, including John Rustad, Trevor Halford, and Scott McInnis. Rustad, who was expelled by Findlay days prior, says he accepted an invitation to rejoin because of his belief in Doerkson as interim leader. The NDP government met Sunday night to discuss a potential early election amid speculation that Premier David Eby might call one two years ahead of schedule. With the prospect of voters going to the polls while the Opposition lacks a permanent candidate to become premier, the Conservatives are working to reunite and bolster their ranks by repairing ruptures caused by Findlay’s leadership issues.

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And I can assure you right now that if David Eby is certainly contemplating an election call in the morning, I think he’s gonna be sadly mistaken the judgment call that he’s made on this party because there is a huge overwhelming support coming at me right now to get things back together.
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🔮 There are rumours that Eby could call a snap provincial election this week.

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

The interim leader of the BC Conservative Party says MLAs who left under Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership are now starting to come back. asserted
who → say → leadership
“I think we have invited six back,” Lorne Doerkson told Global News. asserted
Doerkson → think → News
“I think five at this point have accepted and others are contemplating what they wanna do, of course.” asserted
they → think → course
On Sunday, Findlay made the announcement on X saying she was resigning, adding that it was “not an easy decision” but called it the “right one” for the province. asserted
it → make → province
MLA John Rustad announced on Monday morning that he has been invited to rejoin the party’s caucus, just days after he was expelled by Findlay in the dying days of her own leadership. asserted
he → announce → leadership
Doerkson said the calls he has been receiving from caucus members since Sunday are to unite and change government. asserted
he → say → government
“I can’t even count the amount of messages that I’ve had that are supportive of that,” he said. asserted
he → count → that
Get daily National news “It’s been, you know, obviously a rough patch. asserted
you → get → news
There’s no question about that,” he added. asserted
he → ’ → that
“The general feeling in this province is that, you know, we want a government change. asserted
we → know → change
And I can assure you right now that if David Eby is certainly contemplating an election call in the morning, I think he’s gonna be sadly mistaken the judgment call that he’s made on this party because there is a huge overwhelming support coming at me right now to get things back together. asserted
he → assure → things
There are rumours that Eby could call a snap provincial election this week. uncertain
Eby → be → election
Doerkson said that if that does happen, the BC Conservatives will be busy on the campaign trail immediately. asserted
Conservatives → say → trail
MLA Peter Milobar, a former BC Conservative caucus member, announced on Friday that he is the new leader of the CentreBC party. asserted
he → announce → party
Doerkson said that he would be open to discussing bringing CentreBC under the BC Conservative Party fold, but nothing has been decided yet. asserted
nothing → say → fold
“I think we are the viable option in British Columbia and I am open to working with anybody that wants to have a real conversation about how to change government over the next however many days the writ period ends up being,” he added. asserted
he → think → days
“We will field a full slate of candidates absolutely and we are committed to doing that. asserted
we → field → that
I know that our election readiness team has been in meetings all day and we will definitely put up a full slate of candidates.” asserted
we → know → candidates
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