BC Conservative Leadership Candidate Findlay Says Allegations Against Her Campaign ‘Completely False’

B.C. Tory leadership candidate Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she is not aware of any investigation of herself or her campaign in the last federal election and said all allegations of wrongdoing against her are “completely false.”

Findlay’s comments appear to be in regards to a May 20 report by Business in Vancouver that alleged she is under investigation by the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections for several alleged campaign violations during her unsuccessful run for re-election as an MP with the federal Conservatives in 2025

“As of today, Elections Canada still has not provided either formal or informal notice of any investigation of myself or my financial agent from the 2025 federal election,” Findlay said at a May 22 press conference in Victoria, adding “the allegations are completely false and untrue.”

The B.C. Conservatives’ leadership election organizing committee responded to the allegations May 22 by saying that “there is not enough credible evidence to take further action.”

Leadership Race

The five candidates in the race to lead the B.C. Conservatives include Findlay, entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer, lawyer Caroline Elliott, B.C. Conservative MLA Peter Milobar, and former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Ian Black.

All B.C. Conservative leadership candidates have agreed on repealing B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), which they say threatens certainty around private property rights in the province and puts a damper on investment and development in the province.

However, different candidates have taken different approaches to other matters, with Black and Milobar advocating for a big tent party focused on free market capitalism and civil libertarianism, while Fulmer, Findlay, and Elliott have placed greater emphasis on social conservative values, including opposition to B.C. NDP-backed approaches to gender identity policies, SOGI curriculum guidance, DEI initiatives, and broader social justice policies.

Campaign

In addition to previously serving as an MP for South Surrey—White Rock, Findlay has served as a federal cabinet minister under former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Speaking May 25, Findlay emphasized her experience in managing large teams in pitching herself as the best candidate for the job, saying her approach will be collaborative.

“I will take a collaborative approach, just as I did in Ottawa, when I managed a caucus three times the size of the current BC Conservative caucus,” Findlay said, while also criticizing the governing NDP for the state of the economy and public safety.

Voting in the B.C. Conservative leadership race began May 23 and concludes May 30.

B.C. Conservative Executive Director Angelo Isidorou said May 25 that more than 18,000 have already voted, representing a 69 percent turnout rate for eligible party voters.

The Canadian Press contributed to this report.