Teresa Wat becomes sixth legislator to join new party of former B.C. Conservatives

VICTORIA — British Columbia legislator Teresa Wat says she has joined the still-unnamed party co-founded by former Opposition finance critic Peter Milobar, becoming its sixth member.

They are all among nine legislators who have quit the provincial Conservatives in recent weeks, citing a range of concerns about party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

Milobar, a former Conservative leadership candidate, was the first to leave last month, followed by Ian Paton, and the two announced they would form a new party that grew last week to include Rosalyn Bird, Bruce Banman and A’a:liya Warbus.

Richmond-area MLA Wat says in a statement she joined because she believes the new party can unite people and unseat the governing New Democrats.