The rapid rise and fall of OneBC's official legislative status

Cultures · Published 11 October 2026 Swipe more like this →

In short: In just eighteen months, the British Columbia party OneBC experienced a volatile cycle of registration, loss of official status, and eventual reinstatement. Driven by the leadership of Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong, the party's journey highlights the intense friction that can occur within small political caucuses.

OneBC (1BC) emerged in mid-2025, founded by Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong, who had both been elected as Conservative MLAs in the 2024 election. After internal caucus shifts, the party formed; on 7 March 2025, Brodie was expelled from the Conservatives due to podcast remarks about residential schools, causing Armstrong to quit the group voluntarily that same day. The party was officially registered with Elections BC on 9 June 2025. Its inaugural town hall meeting took place in Abbotsford during September 2025.

The party's trajectory was marked by significant legislative and internal conflict. In October 2025, OneBC proposed two controversial bills: one targeting gender-affirming healthcare—inspired by the US organization Do No Harm—and another seeking to ban land acknowledgements. Both failed to pass, with the latter being defeated 88 to 5. By December 2025, internal disputes between Brodie and the party's board of directors, which included Armstrong, Paul Ratchford, and Tim Thielmann, led to Armstrong's departure and a loss of official party status in the BC legislature. The party's legislative agenda also included a proposal to prohibit the misgendering of students in schools. Furthermore, they sought to allow parents to sue doctors twenty-five years after gender transition treatments.

To regain official recognition, which requires at least two MLAs, OneBC needed a new member to join the caucus. This was achieved on September 22, 2026, when Conservative MLA Brent Chapman crossed the floor to join the party. As the 2026 British Columbia general election approaches, OneBC is running 33 candidates. Political analysts have noted the party's platform—which includes cutting income taxes and defunding 'the reconciliation industry'—shares similarities with the federal People's Party of Canada. The party also intends to ban teacher strikes and end both early and mail-in voting. Additionally, they advocate for all votes to be counted by hand.

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