{"id":659955,"date":"2026-05-10T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/659955\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T09:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:58:13","slug":"final-debate-for-b-c-conservative-leadership-hopefuls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/659955\/","title":{"rendered":"Final debate for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefuls"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The five candidates running for the leadership of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives face each other today in their final debate, after a campaign dominated by disputes over their ideological credentials.<\/p>\n

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Iain Black, Caroline Elliott, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Peter Milobar and Yuri Fulmer will share the stage in a Global TV studio in Burnaby, with the debate screening on the network\u2019s Global\u00a0BC\u00a01 channel and other platforms.<\/p>\n

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The 90-minute debate that begins at 4:30 p.m. takes place on the day the party starts sending out ballots to more than 42,000 party members, with the winner being declared at a convention on May 30.<\/p>\n

The first two debates last month revealed sharp disagreements about issues such as land acknowledgments, diversity polices, education, and what it means to be conservative.<\/p>\n

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But all five candidates agree they will repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.<\/p>\n

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They also broadly agree on plans to revive the provincial economy through a combination of tax cuts, faster permitting and efficiencies.<\/p>\n

Former leader John Rustad resigned on Dec. 4, with Trevor Halford acting as interim leader.<\/p>\n

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