A series of candidates for British Columbia91裸聊视频檚 upcoming provincial election have disappeared from the B.C. Conservatives91裸聊视频� online list of nominees, as some former BC United members move into the Conservative fold after last week91裸聊视频檚 reshaping of the province91裸聊视频檚 political landscape.
But the shake up drew fire from some former candidates.
They complained the Conservatives were being infiltrated by the Official Opposition 91裸聊视频� whose leader Kevin Falcon ended BC United91裸聊视频檚 campaign last Wednesday 91裸聊视频� and at least one said they planned to run as an independent.
Falcon and B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad last week announced a deal to pool candidates under the Conservative banner to avoid vote splitting that could favour Premier David Eby91裸聊视频檚 NDP in the Oct. 19 election.
Some of those whose names no longer appear on the Conservatives91裸聊视频� website took to social media to complain about the changes and accuse the party of shifting its values.
Former Prince George-Mackenzie candidate Rachael Weber 91裸聊视频� whose social media content about the 91裸聊视频�5G Genocide91裸聊视频� and the 91裸聊视频渁nti christ91裸聊视频� had drawn criticism from BC United 91裸聊视频� confirmed in a Facebook post that she had been replaced in what she called 91裸聊视频渁 matter of deep sadness for me.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 believe this Conservative Party of BC is no longer Conservative but running under the guise of the name Conservative. They have allowed many BC United (Liberal) candidates to infiltrate the party and have lost sight of the real Conservative values we as Conservatives hold dear,91裸聊视频� Weber wrote on Monday.
91裸聊视频淵our new Conservative candidate for this riding will more than likely be BC United Liberal opposition.91裸聊视频�
Another former Conservative candidate, Dupinder Kaur Saran, said on Monday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that she would be running as an independent in Surrey-Panorama because another Conservative had been 91裸聊视频渂ullied91裸聊视频� into standing there instead.
91裸聊视频淭he Provincial Conservative Party is now a Liberal Party running under the Conservative Banner,91裸聊视频� she wrote.
Several former BC United candidates have now been added to the Conservative ranks.
Former BC United candidate in Burnaby North Michael Wu will now represent the Conservatives there, with that party91裸聊视频檚 former nominee, Simon Chandler, moved to Burnaby East.
Former BC United nominees Scott McInnes in Columbia River Revelstoke, and Keenan Adams in Port Coquitlam, meanwhile become the Conservative candidates in those ridings instead.
McInnes said in a video posted on Facebook that he spoke to Rustad several times over the last few days before deciding to accept the Conservative slot.
91裸聊视频淚 feel like this is the group moving forward that has a really special chance to defeat the NDP and turn this province around and I really want to be a part of that for the people here of Columbia River Revelstoke,91裸聊视频� he said.
But the merging of the two parties91裸聊视频� candidate pools has not gone entirely smoothly on the BC United side.
Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier has publicly floated the idea that he and other former BC United candidates could run as independents instead.
On Sunday, he said on Facebook that Falcon had 91裸聊视频渂ack stabbed all of us, and actually just made it easier for the NDP to win.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 will not stand by and watch that happen,91裸聊视频� he added.
BC United91裸聊视频檚 Jackie Tegart, who has been MLA in Fraser-Nicola since 2013, on Tuesday became the latest of the party91裸聊视频檚 longtime candidates to announce she would no longer be running.
Incumbents Shirley Bond and Todd Stone last week announced they were not running again.
