Sources in the Official Opposition BC United party have leaked a file on the B次元官网网址渆xtremismB次元官网网址� of the B.C. ConservativesB次元官网网址� executive director, Angelo Isidorou, less than two weeks after the partiesB次元官网网址� leaders announced a deal to work together.
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Isidorou resigned from the PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Party of Canada in 2019.
The file about Isidorou was provided to The Canadian Press by BC United sources on condition of anonymity.
The future of the party has been in doubt since FalconB次元官网网址檚 Aug. 28 announcement, with some of its MLAs now running as B.C. Conservative candidates and others as Independents.
