Kerry-Lynne Findlay is not the first candidate to pose a test of ideological purity for those seeking the leadership of the provincial party.

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VICTORIA — Former federal MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay announced her candidacy for the leadership of the B.C. Conservatives this week, vowing to fend off a stealth takeover by ex-B.C. Liberals.

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“This race is a simple choice: A reliable Conservative or a Liberal takeover,” Findlay said in a campaign video and news release Thursday.

“B.C. Liberal insiders are trying to take over the Conservative Party of B.C. The Liberals want to steal the Conservative name … and push the same hidden liberal agenda.”

She cited a quartet of Liberal sins: creating the carbon tax, condemning the Freedom Convoy, implementing the SOGI 123 educational resource in the B.C. schools, and voting for the provincial enabling legislation for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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“Let me be clear,” said the former Conservative Party of Canada MP........

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