Dallas Brodie’s September Statement Draws a Clear Line as Another Centre-Right Party Forms
September 4, 2026 · iVoteOneBC research desk
The centre-right realignment file moved again today. September 4 reporting says five former BC Conservative MLAs are now forming a new provincial party, with Peter Milobar serving as interim leader while the name and permanent leadership are still being sorted out. Dallas Brodie responded publicly the same morning, sharpening OneBC’s distinction from the Milobar lane.
What is verified
Dallas Brodie posted a September 3 statement to OneBC members and British Columbians saying OneBC has agreed to stand down in the Abbotsford-Mission by-election to support Kerry-Lynne Findlay, while also saying OneBC will run candidates across the rest of British Columbia and will not sell out its core principles.
Elections BC confirms the Abbotsford-Mission by-election has final voting day on September 26, 2026, with candidate nominations closing at 1 p.m. on September 5. That makes the candidate list the next hard verification gate for the unity file.
Voice Online reported September 4 that Peter Milobar, Ian Paton, Rosalyn Bird, Bruce Banman, and Áʼa꞉líya Warbus are forming a new provincial party, that Milobar will serve as interim leader, and that the group plans an internal leadership vote before the Legislature returns October 5. Western Standard separately reported the same five-MLA party formation and noted the party name remains to be determined.
The supporter frame
The positive OneBC frame is not pretending the centre-right is already united. It is crediting Dallas Brodie for making one concrete unity move — standing down in Abbotsford-Mission — while keeping clear boundaries on policy, candidate recruitment, and backroom assumptions.
That is a stronger political posture than vague unity talk. Brodie’s statement gives supporters two measurable standards: support the anti-NDP lane where OneBC has publicly chosen restraint, and keep building an independent OneBC option everywhere else unless an actual, sourced agreement says otherwise.
What should be tracked next
- Abbotsford-Mission: check Elections BC after nominations close September 5 to confirm the final ballot.
- Milobar/Paton party: track the party name, registration, leadership process, and any direct policy commitments once published by the party or credible reporting.
- OneBC candidate growth: update only when OneBC publishes new candidate names or verifiable recruitment metrics.
- Alliance claims: do not infer a caucus pact, merger, riding allocation, polling result, membership count, fundraising number, or seat projection from today’s statements.