What is going on inside Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s BC Conservatives?

The BC Conservatives’ new leader has had an eventful few months since taking her post.

Just months after taking over, a number of shakeups within the BC Conservatives have people wondering what more Kerry-Lynne Findlay has in store–particularly after she shared an eyebrow-raising AI-generated video shared to X on Monday comparing BC Premier David Eby to a dictator. 

In the video posted by Findlay, Eby is portrayed in an outfit resembling a dictator, pointing at BC on a map and with various flags intended to represent BC NDP policies or actions. 

The NDP’s culture war is a war on British Columbia. pic.twitter.com/IUvRaQFMB7

— Kerry-Lynne Findlay (@KerryLynneFindl) August 17, 2026

According to the video, the NDP’s culture war is a “war on British Columbia,” and Findlay accuses the premier of “dividing British Columbians, demonizing our history, [and] injecting ideology into every corner of public life.”

However, Findlay herself recently tried to police language or ideology within her own party, with leaked guidance from Findlay’s office last month showing that she encouraged MLAs to stop using the “woke” term First Nations, and start using terms like Indigenous, Aboriginal or “Indian,” instead. 

This isn’t the first time Findlay’s campaign has been in the headlines over the last few weeks.

A Toronto Star report recently revealed that a name matching that of Findlay’s Director of Operations and Stakeholder Relations was listed as a maximum donor to the Republican Party of Alberta. Apollo Chung, the former Executive Director of the RPA currently lives in BC while working for the BC Conservatives. 

An anonymous account called “The Findlay Files,” on X has been sharing information related to Findlay’s campaign, platform and staff since her victory. 

The Findlay Files pointed out that a name matching that of Jake Bregolisse, who is listed as the BC Conservatives’ Director of Legislative Affairs and Strategic Planning was also found on the Alberta Republican Party’s maximum donor list. 

Coincidentally, the Alberta Republican Party proudly displays the slogan “Faith, Family, Freedom,” on their website–the same slogan echoed by Findlay when she became the new leader of the BC Conservatives.

Findlay’s new Chief of Staff Chris Delaney is also no stranger to politics, having previously been a part of the Unity Party, which campaigned against abortion rights. 

Before stepping into his role, Findlay’s new Director of Communications, former Juno News writer Cosmin Dzsursda stated that the new BC Conservative leader should “shut out” establishment media altogether. 

“The next BC Conservative leader could get by swimmingly by bypassing the press gallery and establishment media altogether.”

On media and the next BC Conservative leader…

The establishment media will never be a friend of a truly conservative movement. Depending on the results tonight, the establishment media in British Columbia is preparing to wage war on the next leader. They will provide more…

— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa (@cosminDZS) May 30, 2026

The BC Conservatives and Findlay did not respond to a requests for comment from PressProgress. 

The company Findlay does keep is as noteworthy as those who have distanced themselves from her and the party.

Peter Milobar, who ran against Findlay for the leader of the BC Conservatives, announced he was leaving the BC Conservative caucus this week and sitting as an independent. 

One of the things Milobar cited as being behind the decision was that his “values don’t align with this new direction,” that the party is taking under Findlay. 

Effective today, I’m sitting as an Independent MLA. This isn’t the end of the conversation, it’s the start of one. I’ll have more to say soon.
See my statement below. 👇 pic.twitter.com/QpKt6nchl0

— Peter Milobar (@PeterMilobar) August 14, 2026

During the BC Conservative leadership race earlier this year, Findlay was one of the candidates pushing for “real” conservative values–separating herself from her opponents.

But now, with the ever-changing composition of her staff and her latest social media activities, it’s unclear what those values exactly represent. 

On Wednesday, there were more shakeups to the party, with the departure of the party’s President and Vice-President, Aisha Estey and Sharon White. Estey and White were replaced by Pavneet Singh and Mauro Francis, the latter previously a former candidate for the Federal Conservatives.

Concurrently, recent polling suggests a drop in support for the BC Conservatives.