The B.C. United Party is suspending its campaign and joining forces with the surging Conservative Party of B.C. in a move intended to unite the right-of-centre vote ahead of the October 19th provincial election.
CBC has confirmed that opposition and B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon will be stepping down as part of a deal to merge the two parties.
More details are expected later today, including how many B.C. United candidates will run under the Conservative banner.
Under leader John Rustad, the B.C. Conservatives have been climbing in the polls and raking in donations.
Last week, a survey from Mainstreet Research put the B.C. Conservatives in the lead in terms of voting intention at 36 per cent support, ahead of the governing B.C. NDP at 33 per cent.
More to come.
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