Textbook Infiltration | Eby’s Secrecy
Are the BC Conservatives still conservative? | Election week one recap
With a new leader, returning defectors and surprising candidates, some grassroots supporters are questioning the direction of the BC Conservatives ahead of the snap election.
Drea Humphrey | October 01, 2026
In a matter of days, the party lost its democratically elected leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, appointed former BC Liberal Lorne Doerkson as interim leader, welcomed seven MLAs back from their brief stint with CentreBC and began rolling out a candidate slate that includes some interesting choices.
All of this happened just as NDP Leader David Eby called British Columbians back to the polls for Oct. 24, less than two years after the last provincial election.
Eby says the early election is necessary in part because of the economic threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump and his trade war.
But the timing is hard to ignore.
For weeks, the Conservatives had been tearing themselves apart publicly. Findlay’s short-lived leadership became consumed by internal battles, defections and expulsions rather than taking the fight to the NDP.
When she finally resigned, Findlay acknowledged as much, saying too much of the party’s time and attention had been consumed by internal conflict.
Eby called the election two days later.
If he expected the Conservative implosion to be a political gift, however, the first major poll of the campaign suggests voters may have other ideas.
An Angus Reid Institute survey conducted Sept. 22–24 put the Conservatives at 43 per cent among decided and leaning voters, compared with 35 per cent for the NDP. But it is still very early: one in five respondents remained undecided, and only 35 per cent said they were “very certain” of their choice.
Which brings us back to Doerkson.
The Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA prior to the writ, was originally elected as a BC Liberal in 2020 before joining the Conservatives in 2024. Unlike several former BC Liberals who abandoned the Conservatives during the revolt against Findlay, Doerkson stayed.
Since taking over, he has also maintained several recognizable Conservative positions, including promising to repeal the NDP’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
But the party he now leads is undeniably a coalition.
That became even clearer when seven CentreBC MLAs were welcomed back into the Conservative fold almost immediately after Findlay’s resignation. Peter Milobar, who had just become leader of CentreBC, returned too. Elenore Sturko remained with CentreBC.
Then there are the candidates.
Reann Gasper gave up her Abbotsford-Mission seat so Findlay could attempt to enter the legislature through a byelection. After Findlay resigned and the general election swallowed up that byelection, Gasper indicated she wanted to run again.
Instead, the Conservatives selected businessman Darryl Kropp.
Caroline Elliott, who finished second to Findlay in the Conservative leadership race, is running in West Vancouver-Capilano, with incumbent for that riding Lynn Block moved elsewhere. And the party selected Ryan Windsor, a politician with an left-wing political history that includes previous runs for the Greens and federal Liberals to run for in Saanich North and the Island.
BC Conservative candidate Ryan Windsor. https://t.co/heIF6h2nz8 pic.twitter.com/huMvLuWIiQ— Billboard Chris 🌎 (@BillboardChris) September 27, 2026
In this report, we weigh the concerns of grassroots conservatives against the facts we know about Mr. Doerkson.
For my continuing coverage throughout this wild election campaign, head to BCDecides.com.
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David Eby’s Secrecy on Indigenous Land Deals Has Failed British Columbians and Set Back Reconciliation
B.C. voters are justifiably disturbed by this lack of transparency and would like to know who was lobbying whom when Premier Eby made billions of dollars of commitments to implement DRIPA.
By Elbert King Paul, CPA CA – October 22, 2026
“The question of what remains of Aboriginal title after the granting of fee simple title to the same lands should be reversed. The proper question is: what remains of fee simple title after Aboriginal title is recognized in the same lands?”
— Madam Justice Barbara Young
VANCOUVER — An insightful recent op-ed by Fran Yanor of Northern Beat, entitled “Cowichan Rulings: A relentless legal strategy wins, landowners lose,” details how Madam Justice Barbara Young dismissed a petition in June to re-open the Cowichan Tribes trial.
This resulted in a “delayed judicial scrutiny of her own controversial 2025 finding of Aboriginal title on private property and capped 12 years of court proceedings which shut landowners out of the legal process that laid siege to the security of their fee simple titles.”
The evidence supports Yanor’s verdict that there is a “very wide gap between the truth and how David Eby and his government officials have publicly portrayed the administration’s role in the proceedings and Cowichan’s intentions regarding private fee simple titles.”
Yanor adds that “as the former attorney general who issued orders to government lawyers directly affecting their arguments in this case, Eby should have known full well Cowichan’s legal strategy has been unshakably focussed on retaining the option to go after private titles.”
This incompetence demonstrated by Premier Eby in protecting the public interest is shameful.
Equally disquieting is the profound negative impact created by Premier Eby resulting from the 2019 introduction of the B.C. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).
It was originally described by the provincial government as an aspirational framework to align provincial laws with UNDRIP.
UNDRIP, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is a non-binding resolution adopted by the United Nations in 2007 that sets out standards for the rights of Indigenous peoples, including their rights to land, culture and self-determination.
However, a landmark B.C. Court of Appeal decision in December 2025 (the Gitxaała case) ruled that DRIPA obligations are legally enforceable.
This meant courts could find provincial systems—such as mineral rights or land management—inconsistent with DRIPA, exposing the province to immediate legal liabilities and impacting private property expectations.
In early 2026, Premier Eby announced intentions to unilaterally suspend or amend key portions of DRIPA for up to three years to mitigate these legal risks. This move provoked severe backlash from Indigenous leaders in an April 2026 meeting reported by The Canadian Press that revealed Indigenous leaders confronting Eby directly, labeling his proposed suspension an “absolute betrayal” and a return to colonial-style governance.
Concurrently, the government was justifiably criticized by the public for rushing the DRIPA process, employing non-disclosure agreements, and attempting to bypass standard consultation protocols.
Specifically, Part 1, Section 2(1)(e) of the B.C. Lobbyists Transparency Act excludes communications between members of an aboriginal governing body, however organized and established by aboriginal people within their traditional territory in British Columbia, persons on the staff of those members, or employees of that governing body and the Government of British Columbia.
This means that voters in B.C. have no access to lobbying by First Nations with the Government of British Columbia.
B.C. voters are justifiably disturbed by this lack of transparency and would like to know who was lobbying whom when Premier Eby made billions of dollars of commitments to implement DRIPA.
What Premier Eby and the NDP government fail to acknowledge is what significant progress has been made in advancing reconciliation with First Nations communities.
For example, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was officially launched in 2008 as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).
Intended to be a process that would guide Canadians through the difficult discovery of the facts behind the residential school system, the TRC was also meant to lay the foundation for lasting reconciliation across Canada, implementing all of the 94 recommendations set out in the June 2015 summary.
More than 85% of Canada’s 94 Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action are completed or well underway a decade after their release, according to the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Update.
According to research published by the Fraser Institute, inflation-adjusted federal Indigenous spending in Canada jumped from $10.3 billion in 2014/15 to $40.8 billion in 2024/25. In British Columbia alone, Ottawa spent approximately $6.3 billion on program benefits for Indigenous people in 2024/25.
Specific studies noted that individual groups, such as the Cowichan Tribes, received an estimated $103.3 million ($18,359 per capita) in 2024/25 from combined federal and provincial sources.
In summary, I would assert that I, along with other voters, am seriously concerned about Premier David Eby’s lack of transparency, incompetence and deceptive behavior and failure to protect the public interest in responding to the Cowichan Rulings and UNDRIP.
He has profoundly divided British Columbians and diminished our vital journey of reconciliation with First Nation Communities.
Notwithstanding Premier Eby’s profound failure to protect the public interest, we need to continue to strive to address the reconciliation process with First Nations.
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good,
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 — New International Version
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Kamloops: The Buried Truth
Discover the truth about a story that misled a nation — the truth about what lies beneath the soil at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
In May 2021, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation band in Kamloops, British Columbia, put out a press release that shocked the nation.
The claim was that the remains of 215 children who were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School had been discovered through the use of ground-penetrating radar.
On one hand, the claim served as a reminder of a dark chapter in Canada’s history. Under the residential school system, indigenous children were snatched from their homes and forced to live in government-mandated, church-run institutions where some suffered from poor living conditions and even physical and sexual abuse.
On the other hand, it became the catalyst for divisive outrage, and a national identity of shame that likely led to much of the vandalism and burning of over 60 Christian places of worship across the country last summer.
But what if we were to show you that much of the rage and shame that was given life from that 215 buried children claim wasn’t rooted in the whole truth? And that even now, over a year later, not a single body has been found in the apple orchard where many Canadians still believe children’s remains lie?
In our new documentary, Rebel News reporters Drea Humphrey and Matt Brevner take you on an investigative journey to discover the truth about a story that misled a nation — the truth about what lies beneath the soil at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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GOOD NEWS: Still no bodies found five years after Kamloops unmarked graves claim
Speakers at Dr. Frances Widdowson’s ‘The Truth’ event on the grounds of the BC Legislature called for evidence, transparency, and open debate about the 215 unmarked graves narrative.
Drea Humphrey | June 01, 2026 |
On the fifth anniversary of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation’s claim that 215 children were discovered in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, dozens gathered on the grounds of British Columbia’s legislature for an event titled “The Truth.”
Hosted by professor and Aboriginal policy researcher Dr. Frances Widdowson, the gathering featured speakers such as lawyer Jim Heller and OneBC MLA Dallas Brodie, who discussed the lack of substantive evidence since the band’s 2021 announcement. The good news is that to date, not a single body has actually been discovered.
BREAKING KAMLOOPS 215 NEWS:
Protester hijacks the start of Dr. Frances Widdowson’s planned discussion at the the legislature.
Widdowson and guests have gathered for speeches on the 5th yr anniversary of the false unmarked grave claims at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.… pic.twitter.com/vNtATXg2Xr— Drea Humphrey (@DreaHumphrey) May 27, 2026
Speakers also focused on how the media propped up the false claim, and challenged growing efforts to label asking questions as so-called “residential school denialism.”
Rebel News reported years ago on evidence suggesting the radar anomalies may have included a former septic field at the site. Yet, the claim had an enormous impact on Canada, including sparking church burnings and vandalism across the country and producing political declarations that the residential school system constituted genocide.
A protester identifying herself as Jessica hijacked the start of the event with her own microphone and speaker system. Reading from a prepared statement, she accused Widdowson and Brodie of racism and promoting residential school denialism.
Widdowson handled the interruption with grace, making it clear the woman was welcome to speak before calmly challenging several of her claims with facts and logic.
After the scheduled speakers finished, Widdowson continued encouraging debate by inviting anyone who disagreed with the presentations to take the microphone and share their perspective.
One woman, who told Rebel News she had historically voted Liberal but is now considering voting Conservative because of what she described as a loss of common sense in politics, thanked organizers for creating a respectful environment for discussion. However, she criticized a sign near the stage reading “Residential Schools Saved Lives,” arguing that while some positive outcomes may have occurred, many children also suffered.
Widdowson clarified that she was not responsible for the sign and would not have chosen it herself.
Another attendee argued the event was created because the attendees do not want to confront their feelings of “white guilt” over the harms caused by residential schools. He was allowed to speak uninterrupted but chose not to stay and hear responses from other attendees.
The first speaker at “The Fifth Anniversary of the Kamloops 215 Claim” event @BCLegislature event was @TimThielmann, the Director of the film “Making a Killing” (linked below). pic.twitter.com/MSdhW2wNs9— Frances Widdowson (@FrancesWiddows1) May 29, 2026
Unlike previous events where Widdowson’s calls for transparency and debate have attracted hostile crowds defending the false unmarked graves claim, as well as arrests, this gathering remained peaceful throughout.
Because of the hostility surrounding this topic in the past, Rebel News hired security to help ensure my safety while covering the event. If you would like to help offset the costs to keep our journalists safe, please consider donating at JournalistDefenceFund.com.
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