Dallas Brodie is a Canadian politician and lawyer serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) since 2024. She was initially elected to represent the riding of Vancouver-Quilchena as a member of the Conservative Party. In November 2024, she was named as the attorney general critic in John Rustad's shadow cabinet. In 2025, she was expelled from the party for a video mocking residential school survivors and Conservative house leader Áʼa꞉líya Warbus. She is currently sitting as an independent.

Early life and career

Brodie, a lawyer, worked as an arbitrator on British Columbia's Residential Tenancy Branch, which deals with landlord-tenant disputes, for a decade before quitting in 2017. She criticized underfunding for the body, with arbitrators being paid less than comparable lawyers and overworked to meet the required deadlines.[1] Brodie has also worked as a criminal defence lawyer who took on Legal Aid BC youth cases.[2]

Brodie later worked in broadcasting as a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation producer in Toronto and Ottawa. Afterwards she worked for the CKNW talk radio station in Vancouver and for the CITR-FM station at the University of British Columbia as a weekly host. While at UBC she travelled to Israel alongside the campus's Hillel organization.[2][3]

Political career

Brodie first ran as the Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate in the April 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena by-election. She placed fourth, receiving 6.60% of the vote, with BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon winning the seat.[4][5][6] Federally that year, Brodie donated $3,350 to the People's Party of Canada.[7]

During a October all-candidates debate during the 2024 provincial election, Brodie doubled down on previous comments she had made on a podcast about what First Nations in British Columbia should do if they wanted autonomy and treatment as equals. She stated that "a large percentage your people are on the Downtown Eastside," called on them to "take responsibility", and accused them of "leav[ing] your people". Stewart Phillip, the Grand Chief of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs condemned the comment as "absolutely disgusting, ignorant and profoundly stupid."[8][9] The Conservative Party released a statement in which Brodie said she had been cut off before she could finish her statement with a call for reconciliation. The comments lead to criticism and calls for Conservative leader John Rustad to remove her as a candidate, but Rustad refused, saying it was up to voters.[10]

Brodie was elected in Vancouver-Quilchena with 51.6% of the vote.[11][12] She was named to the shadow cabinet as the attorney general critic.[13]

In February 2025, Brodie stated on a social media post that "zero" children had been confirmed to have been buried at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, which Conservative house leader Áʼa꞉líya Warbus criticized as harmful and a distraction for the party from more important issues. Rustad asked Brodie to take down the post, which she refused to do.[14] The same day as Rustad made his request, Brodie was one of five Conservative MLAs to vote against a motion condemning the tariff threats of American president Donald Trump and the support retaliatory tariffs if necessary.[15]

The following month, during an online discussion hosted by Frances Widdowson, Brodie described Warbus's comments as "vociferous hatred" and suggested that she should join the New Democratic Party. The video prompted the Métis Nation British Columbia to call for her removal from caucus.[13] On March 7, she was expelled by Rustad as a result.[16][17]

Political views

Brodie has also been a supporter of the State of Israel and participated in the March of the Living program in Poland through the Canada-Israel Committee.[2] [2]

Personal life

Brodie lives in her Vancouver-Quilchena riding.[3]

Electoral record

2024 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Quilchena
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Dallas Brodie 11,030 51.83 +51.83
New Democratic Callista Ryan 8,209 38.58 +10.1
Green Michael Barkusky 1,665 7.82 -6.8
Independent Caroline Ying-Mei Wang 376 1.77
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[18]
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +54.3
British Columbia provincial by-election, April 30, 2022: Vancouver-Quilchena
Resignation of Andrew Wilkinson
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Kevin Falcon 6,200 58.61 +2.57 $117,930.56
New Democratic Jeanette Ashe 2,590 24.48 –4.08 $75,850.61
Green Wendy Hayko 1,025 9.69 –5.71 $32,855.66
Conservative Dallas Brodie 698 6.60 – $33,166.75
Libertarian Sandra Filosof-Schipper 66 0.62 – $636.31
Total valid votes 10,579 99.95 –
Total rejected ballots 5 0.05 –0.46
Turnout 10,584 27.56 –27.56
Registered voters 38,399
Liberal hold Swing +3.33
Source: Elections BC[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gold, Kerry (March 13, 2019). "The veiled world of B.C. rental arbitration". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tory leader woos Jews". Jewish Independent. July 12, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Meissner, Dirk (April 24, 2022). "Byelection a battle over past and future for BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon, experts". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and Surrey South By-elections" (PDF). Elections BC. December 20, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Tom (April 30, 2022). "Kevin Falcon takes Vancouver by-election for seat in B.C. legislature". Goldstream News Gazette. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "B.C. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon wins legislature seat in Vancouver-Quilchena". April 29, 2022.
  7. ^ LeBrun, Luke (October 20, 2024). "Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC's Wild Election". PressProgress. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  8. ^ Brunoro, Michele (October 11, 2024). "BC Conservative candidate under fire for comments about First Nations". CTV News. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Junos, Kier (October 27, 2024). "First Nations leaders condemn racist comments by BC Conservative Party candidate". CityNews. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Joannou, Ashley; Chiang, Chuck (October 11, 2024). "Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them". Richmond News. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "BC election 2024 results: Vancouver-Quilchena | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "B.C. Election Results: NDP maintains 11 of 12 Vancouver ridings despite boundary shifts". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  13. ^ a b DeRosa, Katie (March 6, 2025). "Divisions over residential school facts erupt inside B.C. Conservative caucus meeting". CBC News. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  14. ^ DeRosa, Katie (February 24, 2025). "B.C. Conservative MLA refutes charge of residential school denialism". CBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  15. ^ DeRosa, Kaite (February 25, 2025). "NDP tariff motion exposes divisions in B.C. Conservative caucus". CBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  16. ^ Kurjata, Andrew (March 7, 2025). "B.C. Conservative leader kicks Dallas Brodie out of caucus for 'mocking' residential school testimony". CBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  17. ^ Gangdev, Srushti; Brockman, Charles (March 7, 2025). "B.C. Conservatives fire MLA Dallas Brodie after mocking Residential School Survivors". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  18. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779125/bc-election-2024-results-vancouver-quilchena/
  19. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and Surrey South By-elections" (PDF). Elections BC. December 20, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Brodie
No tags for this post.