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OneBC says former Conservative leader Findlay and husband Chapman were threatened

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Political party OneBC has reported that its former Conservative member Brent Chapman and his wife Kerry-Lynne Findlay, a former Conservative leader who resigned recently, have faced severe threats and abuse from insiders. This comes after Chapman announced he would run as a OneBC candidate but was later removed from the list of candidates by mutual agreement between him and the party due to recent internal strains and divisions within conservative politics in British Columbia.
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OneBC, a political party in British Columbia, has stated that Brent Chapman and his wife Kerry-Lynne Findlay, both former Conservatives, have faced a "torrent of threats and abuse." Chapman had initially announced plans to run as a candidate for OneBC in the October 24 election but was not listed on Elections BC's final candidates list. The party said they mutually decided that Chapman would not run in Surrey South after joining them just last month. Findlay resigned from her role as Conservative leader amid internal conflicts within the party, less than four months after winning the leadership position. OneBC claims this situation is a result of pressures faced over the past few months and notes that strong conservative values are no longer acceptable to the appointed leaders of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.

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B.C. Conservative Elections BC NDP OneBC

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OneBC ORG · 7× Chapman PERSON · 6× Conservative NORP · 4× Findlay PERSON · 3× B.C. GPE · 2× Brent Chapman PERSON · 1× David Eby PERSON · 1× Elections BC ORG · 1× Kerry-Lynne Findlay PERSON · 1× NDP ORG · 1×

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OneBC’s interim leader, former Conservative legislator Dallas Brodie, is running to retain her riding, but the party lacked the two members required for official status when the election was called because Chapman hadn’t informed the Speaker or the clerk’s office in time.
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🔮 But Chapman’s name wasn’t on the final list of candidates released Sunday by Elections BC, and OneBC says in a statement that the party and Chapman mutually decided that he wouldn’t run in the riding of Surrey South.
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OneBC says former Conservative leader Findlay and husband Chapman were threatened · assertive framing

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Political party OneBC says former Conservative legislator Brent Chapman and his wife, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, have been subjected to a “torrent of threats and abuse from insiders.” asserted
Chapman → say → insiders
Chapman announced last month that he was joining OneBC to run as a candidate in the Oct. 24 election after Findlay resigned as the Conservative party leader amid a caucus revolt. asserted
Findlay → announce → revolt
But Chapman’s name wasn’t on the final list of candidates released Sunday by Elections BC, and OneBC says in a statement that the party and Chapman mutually decided that he wouldn’t run in the riding of Surrey South. asserted
he → release → South
Get breaking National news The statement says OneBC was excited to have Chapman join the team but the “strains of the last few months have been enormous.” asserted
strains → get → months
Following weeks of division and defections, Findlay resigned as Conservative leader just days before NDP Leader David Eby called the snap election. asserted
Eby → follow → election
Findlay’s resignation came less than four months after winning the party leadership, and OneBC’s statement says that “strong conservative values” are not acceptable to the appointed leaders of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. asserted
values → come → Columbia
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Québécois → schedule → government
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We → demand → Regina
Catholic, Anglican bishops urge Albertans to consider referendum’s impact on vulnerable “Politics is important, but so is family and security,” it says. asserted
it → urge → impact
“That is why we are grateful for (Chapman’s) principled stance, but also in full support of his decision to step back at this time and wish him all the best. asserted
we → step → best
OneBC emerged as a splinter group from the B.C. Conservatives shortly after the party came close to winning the last provincial election. asserted
party → emerge → election
OneBC’s interim leader, former Conservative legislator Dallas Brodie, is running to retain her riding, but the party lacked the two members required for official status when the election was called because Chapman hadn’t informed the Speaker or the clerk’s office in time. asserted
Chapman → run → time
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