FORSETH – Party should suspend leadership campaign of Yuri Fulmer

I (Alan Forseth) have personally emailed the following to the Board and Administration of the Conservative Party of BC:

MONDAY (03/30) Yuri Fulmer, a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of BC, made a pact with ONEBC leader Dallas Broldie, that if he is elected will commit the Conservative Party to the following.

Specifically, the pact states:

This Memorandum of Understanding outlines the definitive electoral and governing alliance that will be executed upon Yuri Fulmer’s election as Leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia

OneBC Party commits to not nominating or authorizing candidates in 88 of British Columbia’s 93 electoral districts. In exchange, the Conservative Party of BC, under the leadership of Yuri Fulmer, commits to not nominating or authorizing candidates in five (5) specific electoral districts. OneBC will be the sole standard-bearer for the right in those five districts. The specific ridings will be determined through mutual negotiation and finalized immediately following the Conservative leadership election.

The Memorandum represents a personal commitment between Yuri Fulmer and Dallas Brodie to unite the right. Both leaders commit to publicly advocating for this framework. Upon Yuri Fulmer’s successful election as Leader of the Conservative Party of BC, he will immediately utilize his mandate to formally ratify this pact as the official electoral strategy of the Party.

THIS AGREEMENT is in direct contravention of several areas of the Constitution and Bylaws (2025), as noted:

Section 2.08
Any member who joins, or publicly supports another provincial party, or publicly campaigns against an officially nominated Conservative Party of BC candidate for the Members of the Legislative Assembly, will immediately forfeit membership

2.13
Each Member of the Party, including candidates for, and holders of Party and/or public office, is hereby deemed to have covenanted that: “I will abide, accept and abide by the Constitution, Principles, Policies, Bylaws, and Code of Conduct of the Conservative Party of BC.” Any breach of this covenant is a violation of the Party Constitution and Bylaws

4.03 The President shall:
(d) Coordinate the conduct of election campaigns with the Election Readiness Committee

6.03 The Election Readiness Committee:
(b) will set the dates, location, notice requirements, voting methods and other procedures for Candidate selection meetings …

ARTICLE 2 – ETHICAL PRINCIPLES:

2.01 The Party and its Members subscribe to the following general ethical principles and agree to abide by them in their individual and collective actions with one another and the citizens in general when acting on behalf of the Party or otherwise acting in any manner associated with the Party.

Namely:
(a) Act at all times honestly, in good faith, and in a manner which will enhance the image of and be in the best interests of the Party or otherwise when acting in any manner associated with the Party

(d) All Members must work towards mutually beneficial partnerships and work collaboratively with one another with the object of building the Party and providing good governance to all citizens of the Province

ARTICLE 3 – OVERALL BEHAVIORS, GOOD CONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS

3.01 It is acknowledged that the Party is a “political’ entity involved in the legal and democratic process of seeking to serve the people of British Columbia in the fields of public government and administration. Also, it is recognized that such a democratic process often involves intense competition between individuals, concepts, ideals, principles, and many other issues. Therefore, it is understood by the Conservative Party of BC that every Member should do all possible to protect and enhance the reputation of the Party in the public domain and to build unity in the Party

(b) refrain from making or posting any statements on “public domains” entities(such as social media, or other internal sites) that openly and publicly  criticize or denigrate and/or demean the Party, the Party leadership, individual Party Members, the Party Principles, policies, entities, structures and/or  associated bodies of the Party or discuss in a public, personal, vindictive and/or derogatory manner the merits and/or demerits of decisions relating to internal Party business and administration

Given the noted infractions of this agreement with OneBC leader Dallas Brodie, I request the Party immediately suspend the leadership campaign of Yuri Fulmer.

Alan Forseth
Kamloops, B.C.