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Lorne Doerkson, interim leader of the BC Conservative Party, told Global News that six former members who left under Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership are considering returning, with five having already accepted invitations. Doerkson expressed confidence in the party's readiness for a potential snap election, suggesting strong support from caucus members and public desire for government change. He emphasized the BC Conservatives' intention to present a full slate of candidates if an election is called by Premier David Eby this week.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Interim leader Lorne Doerkson has invited several former British Columbia Conservative MLAs back into the party's caucus following Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s resignation on Sunday, including John Rustad, Trevor Halford, and Scott McInnis. Rustad, who was expelled by Findlay days prior, says he accepted an invitation to rejoin because of his belief in Doerkson as interim leader. The NDP government met Sunday night to discuss a potential early election amid speculation that Premier David Eby might call one two years ahead of schedule. With the prospect of voters going to the polls while the Opposition lacks a permanent candidate to become premier, the Conservatives are working to reunite and bolster their ranks by repairing ruptures caused by Findlay’s leadership issues.
Written for “BC Conservative Party Reorganization” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
The interim leader of the BC Conservative Party says MLAs who left under Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership are now starting to come back.
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“I think we have invited six back,” Lorne Doerkson told Global News.
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“I think five at this point have accepted and others are contemplating what they wanna do, of course.”
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On Sunday, Findlay made the announcement on X saying she was resigning, adding that it was “not an easy decision” but called it the “right one” for the province.
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MLA John Rustad announced on Monday morning that he has been invited to rejoin the party’s caucus, just days after he was expelled by Findlay in the dying days of her own leadership.
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Doerkson said the calls he has been receiving from caucus members since Sunday are to unite and change government.
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“I can’t even count the amount of messages that I’ve had that are supportive of that,” he said.
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“It’s been, you know, obviously a rough patch.
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There’s no question about that,” he added.
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“The general feeling in this province is that, you know, we want a government change.
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And I can assure you right now that if David Eby is certainly contemplating an election call in the morning, I think he’s gonna be sadly mistaken the judgment call that he’s made on this party because there is a huge overwhelming support coming at me right now to get things back together.
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There are rumours that Eby could call a snap provincial election this week.
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Doerkson said that if that does happen, the BC Conservatives will be busy on the campaign trail immediately.
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MLA Peter Milobar, a former BC Conservative caucus member, announced on Friday that he is the new leader of the CentreBC party.
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Doerkson said that he would be open to discussing bringing CentreBC under the BC Conservative Party fold, but nothing has been decided yet.
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“I think we are the viable option in British Columbia and I am open to working with anybody that wants to have a real conversation about how to change government over the next however many days the writ period ends up being,” he added.
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“We will field a full slate of candidates absolutely and we are committed to doing that.
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I know that our election readiness team has been in meetings all day and we will definitely put up a full slate of candidates.”
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