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 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 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
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
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'.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 18 Sept 2026, 20:15, and will add the sides that appear.
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
4 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports led with Claire Rattée's departure from the B.C. Conservative caucus and her criticism of party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. They reported that Rattée is the 10th MLA to leave the caucus since August and that she stated at least 10 Conservatives signed a letter calling for Findlay's resignation. These reports also noted that seven of the 10 defectors plan to form a new party with Peter Milobar as interim leader. The reports mentioned Rattée's accusation that Findlay was trying to oust members of her own caucus and her statement that Findlay must resign immediately. The involvement of a private investigator hired by a senior party official was also included, with Bruce Hallsor confirming Elaine Allan hired the investigator.
Centre
2 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 has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Claire Rattée leaves BC Conservative caucus, criticises leader?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 7. 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?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- 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 7 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?
- 7 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
7 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
4- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens The Lethbridge Herald in a new tab)
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- 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)
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- Security Check (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
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Centre
2- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
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- Claire Rattée is 10th B.C. Conservative to leave caucus, blasting Findlay on way out (opens City News in a new tab)
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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