Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader
Rattée is the 10th MLA to depart the party, citing leadership issues and internal investigations.
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Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader
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What this story says
- Claire Rattée has left the British Columbia Conservative caucus, stating she was the 10th MLA to do so since August.
- Rattée said at least 10 Conservatives signed a letter calling for party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay to resign.
- Seven of the 10 defectors plan to form a new party with Peter Milobar as interim leader.
- Bruce Hallsor confirmed he was retained by the party to investigate claims about a private investigator and found Elaine Allan hired the investigator.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
20/100
14 sources · methodology
Missing from the right
None of the 13 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Claire Rattée is no longer a member of the British Columbia Conservative caucus, according to the office of the clerk. She is the 10th MLA to leave the party since August. Rattée stated that at least 10 Conservatives signed a letter calling for party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay to resign. Rattée accused Findlay of attempting to remove MLAs from the caucus and said Findlay must resign immediately. She also stated that Findlay's actions could split votes and benefit the NDP. Seven of the 10 defectors intend to sit in the legislature as a new party, with Peter Milobar as interim leader.
Disagreements in reporting
The reports differ on the status of the new party formed by defectors. City News stated that Peter Milobar and Mike Bernier, leader of the CentreBC party, planned to hold a news conference. The other reports do not mention Bernier or a planned news conference.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet ran this story. None of the reports mention the specific claims Rattée made about Findlay driving key members into situations that would split votes and give more seats to the NDP. The reports also do not detail Rattée's statement that she was saddened to find out she had come under investigation, calling it a 'complete lapse of judgment'.
Coverage settled. We checked this 171 times and stopped on 24 Sept 2026, 03:45. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
9 rated outlets
- The left-leaning digests reported that Claire Rattée had left the BC Conservative caucus. They stated she issued a scathing exit statement criticising party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
- Seven of the eight digests mentioned Rattée was among at least 10 Conservatives who signed a letter calling for Findlay's removal. One digest stated Rattée claimed Findlay did not have the authority to remove caucus members.
- The digests did not include details on the specific reasons for Rattée's departure beyond her criticism of the leader and the letter signed by other members.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports highlighted Claire Rattée's exit from the B.C. Conservative caucus and her criticism of party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. They stated Rattée is the 10th MLA to leave the caucus since August and that she claimed at least 10 Conservatives signed a letter calling for Findlay's resignation. These reports also included that seven of the 10 defectors plan to form a new party with Peter Milobar as interim leader. The centre-rated reports mentioned Rattée's accusation that Findlay was attempting to remove MLAs from her own caucus and her call for Findlay's immediate resignation. They also reported on the private investigator, noting that Bruce Hallsor confirmed Elaine Allan hired the investigator.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 69% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 13 rated outlets on this story, 69% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader biased?
- Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader?
- 14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why did Claire Rattée leave the B.C. Conservative caucus?
- Claire Rattée stated she was the 10th MLA to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus since August. She cited issues with party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, accusing her of trying to oust members and calling for her resignation. Rattée also mentioned an internal investigation into MLAs.
- What is the significance of Rattée's departure?
- Rattée's departure marks the 10th MLA to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus since August. She stated that at least 10 party members signed a letter calling for leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay to quit. Seven of these defectors plan to form a new legislative party.
- Who hired the private investigator?
- Lawyer Bruce Hallsor confirmed he was retained by the party to look into claims about a private investigator. Hallsor found that Elaine Allan, the Conservatives' former executive director, hired the investigator.
Read it at the source
14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
9- After Findlay, What Comes Next? (opens The Tyee in a new tab)
The Tyee — is The Tyee biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens The Lethbridge Herald in a new tab)
The Lethbridge Herald — is The Lethbridge Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MLAs Rattée, Rustad aong 3 latest out from B.C. Conservatives - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier (opens Caledonia Courier in a new tab)
Caledonia Courier — is Caledonia Courier biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MLAs Rattée, Rustad aong 3 latest out from B.C. Conservatives - Vanderhoof Omineca Express (opens Omineca Express in a new tab)
Omineca Express — is Omineca Express biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Surrey-White Rock MLA Halford out from B.C. Conservatives (opens North Delta Reporter in a new tab)
North Delta Reporter — is North Delta Reporter biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
4- Findlay: "There’s no room for internal power struggles or vanity projects" (opens Indo-Canadian Voice in a new tab)
Indo-Canadian Voice — is Indo-Canadian Voice biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens City News in a new tab)
- B.C. Conservatives lose 10th MLA since August as Claire Rattée exits caucus (opens The Globe & Mail in a new tab)
The Globe & Mail — is The Globe & Mail biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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