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The deal will see B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon resign with rumours that MLAs Ian Paton, Peter Milobar and Tom Shypitka will run for the Conservatives.
Published Aug 28, 2024 • Last updated 2 minutes ago • 1 minute read
B.C. United has reached a deal with the Conservatives to drop out of the race and have some of their candidates run for their right-wing opponents in the upcoming October election, multiple sources have told Postmedia.
The deal will see United Leader Kevin Falcon suspend his campaign with rumours that MLAs Ian Paton, Peter Milobar and Tom Shypitka will run for the Conservatives, as well as Vancouver-Langara candidate Jaime Stein.
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In May, Falcon announced merger talks between the two parties had broken down accusing Conservative Leader John Rustad of deciding “to reject a reasonable offer aimed at preventing a vote split, risking another four years of (Premier David Eby’s) NDP government that will further jeopardize the well-being of this province.”
At the time, Rustad said that multiple overtures to United had previously been rejected and that the offer their opponents put on the table, a non-competition framework, would have unfairly benefited United in its protection of incumbents in safe ridings in the north and interior.
An official announcement is expected by 3 p.m. today.
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