By Canadian Press

Independent MLA Kealy doubts prospects of new B.C. party, but won’t rule out joining

Jun 13, 2025 | 11:52 AM

VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Jordan Kealy says he isn’t ruling out joining a new political party formed by two fellow former B.C. Conservatives, but he also questions their electoral prospects.

The new One BC party went public on Thursday, with Dallas Brodie announcing herself as interim leader and Tara Armstrong house leader as they unveiled plans to combat what Brodie called “the globalist assault” on B.C.’s history, culture and families

Kealy and Armstrong quit the B.C. Conservatives in March after Leader John Rustad kicked Brodie out of caucus over her comments about residential schools.

Kealy says Brodie and Armstrong will find it very difficult getting re-elected under their new party, because it’s appealing to a “spectrum of voters” that he says is becoming “disenfranchised with the system.”

He says he wishes them both good luck, but also adds that “talk is cheap” and that he will “not be whipped by a party.”

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 13, 2025.

Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press