High-profile BC United MLA Elenore Sturko announced Monday morning that she is defecting to the BC Conservatives — a move which she says is necessary to save the province from a potential NDP re-election this October. Her announcement, which came just days after <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;a similar defection&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/bc-united-caucus-chair-defects-to-conservatives&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/bc-united-caucus-chair-defects-to-conservatives">a similar defection</a> by&nbsp;another notable BCU MLA, confirms that opposition support is consolidating around the BC Conservatives amid their <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;meteoric rise in popularity&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.biv.com/news/opinion-seismic-shift-in-store-for-bc-politics-if-rustads-conservative-ascent-continues-8758768&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.biv.com/news/opinion-seismic-shift-in-store-for-bc-politics-if-rustads-conservative-ascent-continues-8758768">meteoric rise in popularity</a>.&nbsp;

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