Kerry-Lynne Findlay Pulls BC Conservatives to the Right - The Tyee

Listen to this article 5 min The election of Kerry-Lynne Findlay as the new leader of the Conservative Party of BC signals that party members have firmly rejected the more centrist vision put forward by current and former MLAs Peter Milobar and Iain Black in favour of a loud and proud social conservatism. During her leadership campaign, Findlay touted her experience as a cabinet member in Stephen Harper’s government but also made opposing Indigenous rights and ending SOGI — sexual orientation and gender identity inclusive education — central planks in her pitch to party members. “We can be a p…