
BC Conservatives' Leadership Race Heats Up
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The B.C. Conservative Partys leadership race is heating up with five candidates, including former Liberal cabinet minister Iain Black, political commentator Caroline Elliott, MLA and finance critic Peter Milobar, federal Conservative MP and minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay, and entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Capilano University chancellor Yuri Fulmer. The party has seen a significant membership surge, now boasting over forty-two thousand members. The candidates will face off in a Vancouver debate this Friday, with ballots cast on May ninth and the new leader announced at the convention on May thirtieth. Fulmers team reports selling fifteen thousand four hundred seventeen new memberships since early January, indicating a highly engaged base.
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Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — BC Conservatives' Leadership Race Heats Up. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
The BC conservative party just locked in its final five candidates for leadership with Iain Black, Caroline Elliott, Peter Millibar, Carrie Lynn Finley, and Yuri Fullmer all ponying up $60,000 each to jump in the race. Party execs are hyped about the growth, ballooning from a few hundred members to over 42,000 now, making it the biggest political crew in. British Columbia by sheer numbers. These contenders bring serious game, Black's a former liberal cabinet minister, Elliott's a sharp political commentator, Milo Barr's the current MLA, and finance critic, finally served as a federal conservative MP and minister, and Fulmer's an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and capillano university. Chancellor, coming up, though a clash in a Vancouver debate this Friday, Ballad's drop May 9th, and the new leader gets crowned May 30th at the convention. Former's team claims they sold 15,417 new memberships since early January,
showing this race is firing up the base, like never before. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.
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