Vancouver entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer has announced his bid for the leadership of the BC Conservative Party.
He kicked off his campaign last week in Cranbrook, then stopped in Fort St. John on Monday to connect with residents of northeast BC.
Fulmer says he’s touring the Peace Region early on because of its vital role in the province’s economy, reminding people that much of BC’s economic strength lies outside the Lower Mainland.
His platform focuses on affordability, safer streets, and better health care—priorities he believes matter deeply to the Peace Region too. Achieving these goals, he adds, will require uniting the BC Conservatives’ caucus and clearly showing British Columbians the key issues the party is committed to fighting for.
Former MLA Dan Davies, who lost his seat in 2024, is considering joining the BC Conservatives and says he’s impressed with Fulmer’s ideas.
“The only way I see the NDP being defeated is by uniting the right,” he said.
Davies is interested in running for the BC Conservatives in Peace River North, noting the party has approached him several times.
While political uncertainty in recent years has made future plans difficult, he says things have become a bit clearer since former leader John Rustad stepped down in December.
Prince George–North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare and Rossland businessman Warren Hamm are also in the running for party leader, with a new leader expected to be chosen later this year.
-with files from Noah Abel CJDC
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