Christopher Dyson

Lawyer and Political Strategist.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement from Christopher Dyson, Campaign Manager for the Honourable Kerry-Lynne Findlay PC, KC — Leadership Campaign

VANCOUVER, B.C. — September 22, 2026 —

The Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay PC KC has resigned as Leader of the BC Conservative Party just over 90 days since the May 30, 2026 Leadership Election. I thank her for her service and congratulate our new Interim Leader, Lorne Doerkson, on his new position.

When I joined the team as the campaign manager, my candidate was in sixth place and had roughly 5–8% of the intended votes. When my team and I finished on May 30, the candidate won with 51% on the final ballot. I wish to thank the volunteers, the donors and the members who refused the long odds. They gave their evenings, their miles and their money when there was no guarantee of anything except a fight worth having. They believed in building British Columbia and on May 30 they proved themselves. That win belongs to them.

The campaign team won in no small part due to our detailed policy of massive expansion of trade, energy, transportation and industrial corridors between British Columbia and the rest of Canada. This vision was known as the Western Alliance and I am pleased to have developed that policy with the candidate. My vision post-election was also to unify the party with a welcoming approach that would connect existing conservatives and make new members feel included.

During the leadership campaign, I was led to believe that Ms. Findlay, a former federal cabinet minister and decorated KC lawyer, also shared my expansive view of the Party and the Province. Many of you also believed that as well.

After the win, Ms. Findlay and her then Chief of Staff decided to go in a different direction. In my view, it was a narrower one. The former Chief of Staff did not appear to understand the subtleties of the leadership campaign, the current complexion of our Party or the vision to bring people together instead of separating them. Our campaign was built on a wide coalition: long-time conservatives, new members, and people who had never before seen a place for themselves as conservative. After May 30, many of the people who built that coalition found themselves on the outside and most of the campaign team was among them. I believe that was a major mistake. I say so with regret rather than bitterness.

That unfortunate chapter is now closed but the future of our Party and Province is not - yet.

My ask of every supporter is to unify but also to understand that we are fighting for the future of the province for our children and their children. Put the Conservative Party of British Columbia back on the side of the people who sent it into public life in the first place. This province was not built by factions cutting each other down while a failing government kept the keys. It was built by people who still believe British Columbia can lead inside Confederation instead of mismanaging its own accelerating decline.

We have one opponent now: an incompetent and ideologically extreme NDP government that has driven this province into the ground and will do it again if we give them the time. Our deficits of $13.5 billion a year will take years or decades to recover from. A $1.3 billion "clerical" error is just one of many examples of poor governance. There is no time to waste. A pending election may be called at any time. Our task is to save British Columbia, win our place in government and transform our Province into a leading economy worthy of a G7 country.

I look forward to walking that road with you.

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[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@VanIsleStuartD @AmazingZoltan Caroline will likely get West Vancouver-Capilano.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@AmazingZoltan @davidportier @JasJohalBC @BCMikeMcD @CTVNewsRob @jarmstrongbc @JarrydJaeger @FranYanor @katiederosayyj Mike McDonald is excellent!

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@Prominent_Bryan @TheRealKeean MLAs on the KLF team, yes. Campaign management - not yet.

[Rob Shaw @RobShaw_BC]

NEW - @angusreidorg poll shows "ballot backlash" on @bcndp for going to snap elxn early.
• 43% @Conservative_BC (+6)
• 35% @bcndp (-6)
• 12% @BCGreens (-1)
• 10% other (+1)

https://t.co/l1Xb4nGG5P

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

Mr. Doerkson has been very gracious to the MLAs who did back KLF and that is exactly the approach that needs to happen at this time. Kudos to him for a welcoming approach and for a wonderful start. I continue to call for party unity in this spirit.

That said, our campaign management team that won the leadership election for KLF has not yet been invited by campaign management into the "war room" with the other campaign managers from the other camps. I trust this will change and this is just a misunderstanding.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@Anthony__Koch Seriously?

[Jordan Bateman @jordanbateman]

She'll go down as the single worst finance minister in B.C. history -- unfairly, though, as almost all of it was being driven by David Eby.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@scottgeiler @TheRemanded "I have been called worse things by better people."

[Alex Zoltan @AmazingZoltan]

In politics, as in life, timing is everything — and Eby's timing was not good. Even the BC NDP’s high-information public-sector base is pissed because he's sandwiched the municipal and provincial elections together. That move reflects a govt already derided for its wastefulness.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@elie_mcn Thank you, Elie.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement from Christopher Dyson, Campaign Manager for the Honourable Kerry-Lynne Findlay PC, KC — Leadership Campaign

VANCOUVER, B.C. — September 22, 2026 —

The Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay PC KC has resigned as Leader of the BC Conservative Party just over 90 days since the May 30, 2026 Leadership Election. I thank her for her service and congratulate our new Interim Leader, Lorne Doerkson, on his new position.

When I joined the team as the campaign manager, my candidate was in sixth place and had roughly 5–8% of the intended votes. When my team and I finished on May 30, the candidate won with 51% on the final ballot. I wish to thank the volunteers, the donors and the members who refused the long odds. They gave their evenings, their miles and their money when there was no guarantee of anything except a fight worth having. They believed in building British Columbia and on May 30 they proved themselves. That win belongs to them.

The campaign team won in no small part due to our detailed policy of massive expansion of trade, energy, transportation and industrial corridors between British Columbia and the rest of Canada. This vision was known as the Western Alliance and I am pleased to have developed that policy with the candidate. My vision post-election was also to unify the party with a welcoming approach that would connect existing conservatives and make new members feel included.

During the leadership campaign, I was led to believe that Ms. Findlay, a former federal cabinet minister and decorated KC lawyer, also shared my expansive view of the Party and the Province. Many of you also believed that as well.

After the win, Ms. Findlay and her then Chief of Staff decided to go in a different direction. In my view, it was a narrower one. The former Chief of Staff did not appear to understand the subtleties of the leadership campaign, the current complexion of our Party or the vision to bring people together instead of separating them. Our campaign was built on a wide coalition: long-time conservatives, new members, and people who had never before seen a place for themselves as conservative. After May 30, many of the people who built that coalition found themselves on the outside and most of the campaign team was among them. I believe that was a major mistake. I say so with regret rather than bitterness.

That unfortunate chapter is now closed but the future of our Party and Province is not - yet.

My ask of every supporter is to unify but also to understand that we are fighting for the future of the province for our children and their children. Put the Conservative Party of British Columbia back on the side of the people who sent it into public life in the first place. This province was not built by factions cutting each other down while a failing government kept the keys. It was built by people who still believe British Columbia can lead inside Confederation instead of mismanaging its own accelerating decline.

We have one opponent now: an incompetent and ideologically extreme NDP government that has driven this province into the ground and will do it again if we give them the time. Our deficits of $13.5 billion a year will take years or decades to recover from. A $1.3 billion "clerical" error is just one of many examples of poor governance. There is no time to waste. A pending election may be called at any time. Our task is to save British Columbia, win our place in government and transform our Province into a leading economy worthy of a G7 country.

I look forward to walking that road with you.

-30-

Media Contact:
Christopher Dyson
[email protected]
604.876.7000

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@JimsonHogarth @katiederosayyj No, I can’t take credit for that one.

[Martyupnorth®- Unacceptable Fact Checker @Martyupnorth]

I hope he gets clobbered at the polls.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@DrKindyMLA Absolutely. And with a team of first class MLAs like Dr. Kindy, the NDP will find itself on the wrong side of history very soon.

[Christopher Dyson @ChrisDyson99]

@AishaEstey27 @GeoffRuss3 Thank you, Aisha, for your kind words. On to win the war now!

[Blake MacKenzie @dustytrails]

@MarcNixon24 Eby is having his own crisis of leadership. Day 1 and he loses Ravi Kahlon for a total of 3 cabinet ministers today. Grab your popcorn.
https://t.co/K44voueuIc

[Dan Knight @DanKnightMMA]

I'm hearing Jackie Lee (@JackieKMLee) as the candidate for Richmond center for the B.C. Conservatives

[Othman Mekhloufi @OthmanMekhloufi]

I want OneBC at the debate just to watch Dallas Brodie melt down. I once spent 2 hours coaching her on delivering a 150 word speech. She's a nervous wreck and will crumble under pressure in a debate.

[Keean Bexte @TheRealKeean]

There is a chance David Eby actually loses this. He is truly an incompetent moron. Like, Trudeau level dumb. Act accordingly!

[Bryan Breguet @Prominent_Bryan]

Holy shit...

Okay maybe Eby made a huge mistake

[brittany @by__brittany]

Eby regretting his uncalled for snap election right about now 😂