Fraser Valley (with files from CTV/Canadian Elections Tracker) – CTV Vancouver is reporting that OneBC Leader Dallas Brodie says her party won’t run candidates against certain B.C. Conservatives.
That includes Chilliwack North MLA and Conservative candidate Heather Maahs.
On September 28, Brodie identified eight candidates with the B.C. Conservatives whose views she agrees with, particularly their perspectives on SOGI and scrapping sexual orientation resources for teachers.
Those eight B.C. Conservative candidates are Chilliwack North’s Heather Maahs, Kristina Lowen, Anna Kindy, Sharon Hartwell, Macklin McCall, Sheldon Clare, David Williams and Lawrence Mok.
Brodie explained that she wants them elected without the challenge of vote splitting.
FVN has learned that the NDP is aware of the potential of vote splitting in the Chilliwack North riding, leading into the October 24 Provincial election.
And as of press time, Centre BC had yet to announce a candidate for Chilliwack North.
UFV Political scientist Hamish Telford said Brodie is attempting to cherry-pick where she splits the vote, so as to reshape the B.C. Conservatives from the outside.
On X – Canadian Elections Tracker @cdnelxnstracker echoed the same information:
