Sep 14, 2026 6:02 PM - Connect Newsroom - Ramandeep Kaur with files from The Canadian Press

B.C. Conservative MLA Donegal Wilson has announced that she is joining Peter Milobar’s new political party, becoming the seventh MLA in the newly formed group.
Wilson, who represents Boundary-Similkameen, said in a statement that she left the B.C. Conservatives because of disagreements with party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s policies. She said Milobar’s new party aims to provide British Columbians with a strong alternative to the B.C. NDP.
With Wilson’s move, the new party will now become the third-largest group in the B.C. legislature.
The governing NDP currently holds 47 seats, while the B.C. Conservatives have 28 and the B.C. Greens have two. Seven other former B.C. Conservative MLAs are sitting as independents.
Milobar, along with Delta South MLA Ian Paton, launched the new party last month. Milobar is serving as interim leader until a leadership vote is held in October.




