OneBC says former Conservative leader Findlay and husband Chapman were threatened

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-06 · by Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press

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Political party OneBC has reported that former Conservative legislator Brent Chapman and his wife Kerry-Lynne Findlay, who previously served as the leader of the Conservative party, have faced a significant amount of threatening and abusive behavior from insiders. This came after Findlay resigned as the Conservative party leader following a caucus revolt, and Chapman announced he would run for OneBC in the upcoming October 24 election.
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Kerry-Lynne Findlay, former Conservative party leader, and her husband Brent Chapman, a former Conservative legislator, have faced a "torrent of threats and abuse from insiders" since joining OneBC. This occurred after Findlay resigned as the Conservative leader following a caucus revolt. Shortly thereafter, Chapman announced he would run as a OneBC candidate in the upcoming provincial election on October 24. The threats against them are seen as significant within political circles in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press
12 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 VICTORIA - Lorne Doerkson says a future Conservative government in British Columbia under his leadership would not bring in new taxes, if elected on Oct. 24, when British Columbians head to the polls in a snap election called last week.
🔮 VICTORIA - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his government would introduce a new tax on unsold condominiums and hike the existing speculation and vacancy tax to improve housing affordability if his party is re-elected on Oct. 24.
🔮 The appeal from Tim Thielmann, a lawyer and former research director for the Conservatives, comes as the party says its board would move to keep Doerkson in power should he succeed in the election called by NDP Leader David Eby.
🔮 The new interim leader of the British Columbia Conservatives will face reporters today as he works to reconstruct the Opposition caucus after weeks of upheaval ahead of a potential early election.
🔮 Findlay’s resignation and Doerkson’s appointment come amid speculation that New Democratic Premier David Eby may call an early election.
🔮 Lawyer Bruce Hallsor, a King’s counsel, said the party’s former executive director Elaine Allan had hired the investigator, although Hallsor would not name him or those he investigated.
🔮 VICTORIA - British Columbia’s largest hospital will become the first health care facility in North America to produce custom splints using 3D printing technology on site.
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Topics

Conservative OneBC VICTORIA

Subjects

Conservative NORP · 2× OneBC ORG · 2× Brent Chapman PERSON · 1× Chapman PERSON · 1× Findlay PERSON · 1× Kerry-Lynne Findlay PERSON · 1× VICTORIA GPE · 1×

Narrative

VICTORIA - Political party OneBC says former Conservative legislator Brent Chapman and his wife, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, have been subjected to a “torrent of threats and abuse from insiders.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

VICTORIA - Political party OneBC says former Conservative legislator Brent Chapman and his wife, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, have been subjected to a “torrent of threats and abuse from insiders.” asserted
Chapman → say → insiders
Chapman announced last month that he was joining OneBC to run as a candidate in the Oct. 24 election after Findlay resigned as the Conservative party leader amid a caucus revolt. asserted
Findlay → announce → revolt
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