Calls grow for Kevin Falcon to resign as B.C. United leader, but the party says now’s not the time [Video]

B.C. United has no seats in the legislature and little political presence after the suspension of its election campaign. Despite that, Kevin Falcon remains its leader.

Now, a former B.C. United MLA is renewing calls for Falcon to resign.

Karin Kirkpatrick, who represented West Vancouver-Capilano, says he’s standing in the way of the party’s ability to pay its debts and rebuild.

“There’s a lot of us that want to rebuild the party and we certainly can’t do it with him there as the leader,” said Kirkpatrick. “More than ever, we need a capable centre party, and he is getting in the way of that actually happening.”

Falcon suspended the party’s election campaign in August amid dwindling donations and threw his support behind the upstart B.C. Conservatives.

Karin Kirkpatrick in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Kirkpatrick first called for Falcon to resign on Aug. 28 when he blindsided candidates and party members with his …