B.C. MLA Brent Chapman says he will not run in Surrey South and alleges he received threats from Conservative Party insiders.
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B.C. MLA Brent Chapman says he will no longer be running in the upcoming provincial election in Surrey South after receiving what he described as threats from Conservative Party insiders.
Chapman’s withdrawal comes as OneBC said it and Chapman “mutually decided” he “will not run in Surrey South during this election,” while adding it was “very excited” to have him on the team.
The OneBC statement said Chapman and his wife, former Conservative Party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, “ran a massively successful leadership campaign for the BC Conservatives based on strong conservative values,” but that those values were “not acceptable” to the Conservative Party of B.C., alleging Chapman and Findlay were “subject to a torrent of threats and abuse from insiders.” The statement did not identify the insiders.
Chapman last made public comments on Sept. 22, when he alleged that Findlay had “endured attacks from people she once stood beside.” The OneBC post said that politics matters, but “so is family and security,” and expressed support for Chapman’s decision to “step back at this time.”
Findlay resigned last month, and Chapman crossed the floor a couple of days later to join OneBC. Before Findlay dropped out, Chapman had been a member of her shadow cabinet as a critic for transit and ICBC. OneBC is led by Dallas Brodie.
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