Danielle Smith's party stability is questioned amid defections, while the B.C. Conservative party faces instability.

The entities involved

• Danielle Smith →

  researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9211-8863)

  • Leaders Doug Ford and Danielle Smith met in Calgary to discuss energy policy, focusing on increasing oil shipments to the BC coast while navigating the ongoing US tariff war.Mon 09:59
  • Pipeline plans were announced by the governments of Alberta and Ontario, coinciding with Indigenous advocacy across BC and Ontario.Mon 09:09
• Kerry-Lynne Findlay →

  Canadian politician

  • NDP candidate questions the leader's viability following an interim appointment and legal opinion on the party's leadership path.Mon 03:02
  • The Conservative Party of B.C. faces political instability, leadership challenges, and defections.Sat 18:36

Related events

• Political defections occurred from the B.C. Conservative caucus.Sep 3
• Defections against NDP government leadership.Sep 12
• Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned from the B.C. Conservative party leadership, and Lorne Doerkson was elected as the new leader.Sep 22
• A B.C. Conservative leader lost confidence in Kerry-Lynne Findlay, who was the party leader.Sep 2