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[Sparky]

Aaron Gunn is 35 give or take.

[lanforod]

I think Aaron Gunn should stay as MP for a while first. I also don't think he's electable as a party leader.

[max.bravo]

It’s not common for a politician to go from federal to provincial.
I would think Aaron Gunn prefers to keep his secure seat and MP pension rather than risk it all to lead a party that might be just a momentary blip on BCs history.

[lanforod]

I think he'd end up forced out faster than Jason Kenney was, for sure.

[LJ]

I hear Brad West's name being bandied about but if you thought Rusted was too left wing/centrist, Brad won't work for you.

[Mike K.]

Brad West is firmly provincial NDP, no? Maybe a more centrist NDP personality, like Horgan, but I don’t think he would have run as a BC Lib, let alone a Con.

[LJ]

At this point someone like Horgan would be a breath of fresh air compared to Eby.

[Victoria Watcher]

Will Gunn run? Island MP considering BC Premier bid

 

 

https://cheknews.ca/...er-bid-1294691/

 

 

 

 

Gunn said part of his goal if he were to become the party leader, would be to reunite the conservatives.

 

“This province has been heading in the wrong direction on so many issues, whether it’s drugs, whether it’s the cost of living, whether it’s this compromising of property rights, and we just need to unite the opposition and make sure the party can show British Columbians there’s a government in waiting,” said the MP.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 14 December 2025 - 04:02 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

One B.C. board says Dallas Brodie removed as party leader

Read more at: https://vicnews.com/...s-party-leader/

[Victoria Watcher]

Good times on the right.

[m3m]

So the centre right party folded, the right party is in crisis, the far right party is barely surviving. Cool.

[Victoria Watcher]

Not a single bright light on team there.

[m3m]

Cue the Christie Clark comeback clatter

[LJ]

Kerry Lynne Findley is pondering whether to throw her hat in the ring for leadership of the Conservative party.

 

She had a pretty good record as a MP in the Harper government, might be a little too old to generate interest in the youth contingent.

[dasmo]

According to OneBC, there have been multiple recent attempts by Brodie to obtain control of party assets without authorization. These breaches included multiple attempted breaches of security systems, communications software and databases of the party.

Because OneBC is composed of only two MLAs, Brodie and Tara Armstrong, Armstrong was able to provide a vote of no confidence, which removed Brodie as interim leader.

 

https://victoriabuzz...t-and-security/

[spanky123]

^ What a joke. 2 members and even then they can't get their poop together!

[Matt R.]

Password attempts:
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[Victoria Watcher]

British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, who earlier this month was removed as leader of the OneBC party, says she has been reinstated.

Brodie says on social media she has regained control of the party after negotiations following what she is describing as a "difficult 10 days."

 

https://www.timescol...-month-11655675

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 22 December 2025 - 02:06 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

I think Aaron Gunn should stay as MP for a while first. I also don't think he's electable as a party leader.

 

 

North Island-Powell River MP Aaron Gunn says he won’t seek the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party, given the risk that if he left federal politics, he could hand the federal Liberals a majority government.

 

Gunn, who previously said on social media he was considering a run, said his departure “could upend the balance of power in Ottawa” and pave the way for the Mark Carney-led governing Liberals to achieve a working majority.

 

If Gunn left and his vacated federal seat was won by a Liberal, the Carney government would have a functional majority.

 

“While the risk is small that my departure could upend the balance of power in Ottawa and give the Liberals that majority government, any risk is too great a risk for me,” Gunn said in a video announcing his decision.

 

He called it the “toughest” decision of his life.

 

 

https://www.timescol...ership-11669489

[Mike K.]

He is likely not electable in urban areas and may not be the best choice for bridging the rural and urban conservative divide. The party needs a leader that is urban savvy, and not a rural persona. The rural areas will vote for a party with an urban leader but the other way is trickier.