Sixth B.C. Conservative MLA quits in two weeks, shrinking opposition caucus

Bruce Banman, B.C. Conservative MLA for Abbotsford South, quit the caucus August 27, 2026, to sit as an Independent — the sixth departure in two weeks. Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay called the departing MLAs "selfish" and shuffled critic portfolios after losing multiple portfolio holders. The exodus complicates confidence-vote arithmetic and committee composition in the 43th Parliament.