Teresa Wat Quits B.C. Conservatives After ‘Unfounded Allegations’
Wat says alleged loyalty accusations damaged her reputation and that 5 MLAs have now left the B.C. Conservatives in less than two weeks.
- On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Richmond-Bridgeport MLA Teresa Wat announced her departure from the B.C. Conservative Party to sit as an Independent, citing an inability to serve under leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
- Wat's resignation stems from media reports on July 29 regarding leaked WhatsApp messages allegedly from Findlay linking her to the Chinese Communist Party, prompting Wat to demand a clarification that Findlay failed to provide.
- The defection makes Wat the fourth MLA to leave the caucus in recent weeks, joining Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird, Delta South MLA Ian Paton, and Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar in departing under Findlay's leadership.
- Responding to the resignation, Findlay disputed Wat's account, claiming she apologized privately, and denounced the move as a "betrayal of the hardworking volunteers." Findlay also fired Conservative caucus operations director Apollo Chung on Wednesday.
- Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day also announced his resignation on Wednesday, becoming the fifth legislator to quit this month as the B.C. Conservatives face continued internal turmoil under Findlay's leadership.
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MLA Brennan Day quits B.C. Conservative Party
Indo-Canadian Voice MLA Brennan Day quits B.C. Conservative Party posted by: Rattan MallMLA Brenan Day (Courtenay-Comox) has become the fifth MLA to quit the B.C. Conservative Party in the past week. In a statement, Day said that he is stepping away, effective immediately, from the B.C. Conservative Party and will sit as an “Independent Conservative” in the Legislature. He said: “I entered politics to serve the people of Coutenay-Comox and to he…
Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day quits B.C. Conservative caucus - The Interior News - Smithers BC
Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day is quitting the B.C. Conservative caucus, becoming the fifth to go in less than two weeks as the party continues to melt down under new Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Day says he has lost confidence in Findlay’s “judgment, conduct, and ethical standards,” and criticized the actions of people she has “chosen to surround herself” with. “We can’t condone this behaviour,” he told Black Press Media. “We’re not Tea Party N…
B.C. Conservative leader calls latest MLA exit ‘a betrayal’
After MLA Teresa Wat announced her departure from the party, B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay slammed the decision. “It is unfortunate that MLA Teresa Wat has decided to take this extraordinary measure,” the leader of the B.C. Conservatives posted on X. “It is a betrayal of the hardworking volunteers, campaign workers and voters who helped get her elected as a CPBC MLA in the 2024 election.” > It is unfortunate that MLA Teresa Wat ha…
MLA Teresa Wat Fourth to Quit BC Conservative Caucus in Two Weeks
Richmond-Bridgeport MLA Teresa Wat says she is quitting the B.C. Conservative Party and will sit as an Independent—the fourth such departure in two weeks. Wat announced her decision in an Aug. 26 statement, citing “serious and unfounded accusations” that party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay made about her during the party’s leadership race. “These remarks were distasteful, hurtful and made me question my place in the BC Conservatives under her leade…
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