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Eby says NDP won't be courting B.C. Conservative defectors
Eby says the NDP will not seek Conservative defectors as nine MLAs leave the caucus and centrist rivals try to unite.
Premier David Eby says he won't court B.C. Conservative defectors to join the NDP, citing a "fairly significant gap" between the parties' positions.
Nine legislators quit the official Opposition caucus in the past three weeks, citing leadership, communication, and direction disagreements under Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar and CentreBC Leader Mike Bernier are building separate centrist alternatives but remain at an impasse, threatening to fracture the centre-right vote.
Findlay is running in the Abbotsford-Mission by-election later this month, facing CentreBC candidate Lakhwinder Jhaj and NDP candidate Pam Alexis.
Former Conservative riding association president Randy Hawes warned that failing to unite the centre-right is "just handing the NDP the government again," with the next provincial election scheduled for October 2028.