One of two candidates running for the British Columbia NDP leadership has been disqualified, clearing the way for former attorney general David Eby to become premier of the province.
Unlike the usual shenanigans in party leadership races, where membership rolls are sometimes padded with fake identities and nonexistent entities, the people who joined the NDP to vote for a climate justice champion are entirely real.
A statement from Appadurai says she is "disappointed but not surprised" by the finding that disqualification is the best response to alleged breaches of contest rules, such as an alliance with an environmental group or the wooing of former B.C. Green Party members.
Anjali Appadurai says she knows she's upset the New Democratic Party establishment, but that shouldn't keep her out of the race for the party leadership.
Climate activist Anjali Appadurai on Monday formally announced her bid to run against David Eby, B.C.'s former attorney general and housing minister, in a race to become the province's next premier.
Running on a bold climate agenda, Anjali Appadurai came within a hair of being the member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville in the 2021 federal election.