Commentary As the BC Liberals mull over whether to allow conservative activist Aaron Gunn to enter its party leadership race, one has to wonder if there is a home for true blue conservatives in any mainstream parties anymore. For those unfamiliar with B.C. politics, the British Columbia Liberal Party is not affiliated with the federal Liberal Party in any way. The Social Credit Party of B.C. represented conservatives until it collapsed in a scandal-plagued wreck at the beginning of the 1990s. This led to an NDP majority government in 1991. The Conservative Party of B.C. has been insignificant since the 1970s and was unable to capitalize on the Social Credit implosion. The B.C. Liberals took a turn to the right under Gordon Campbell’s leadership in 1994 and became a big-tent party. It took two elections, but the party won in a landslide under Campbell in 2001, taking 77 out of …
Aaron Gunn’s Leadership Bid Fires Up Ideological Battle Within BC Liberal Party
October 16, 2021
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