OpinionLes Leyne: Recording appears to have Findlay offering job in exchange for MLA's seat
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Recording Appears to Tie Adviser Job to MLA ResignationThe recording’s Thursday emergence prompted fresh criticism, while Findlay called it an absurd smear campaign.
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- The July recording surfaced Thursday and appears to offer an MLA a senior-adviser role in exchange for resigning.
- Bruce Banman was the sixth MLA this month to announce Thursday that he would sit as an Independent.
- Reann Gasper resigned on August 22 to enable Findlay to run, then became a staffer in her office days later.
- The B.C. Conservatives are down a dozen seats since the 2024 election; October’s official opposition remains uncertain.
My thought is … if someone was willing to step aside, I could give them a role as a senior adviser in their same portfolio, so that they are very much involved and around.— Kerry-Lynne Findlay, in a leaked audio recording of a closed-door caucus meeting.
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