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Carole James Leadership Crisis

With the governing Liberals in disarray, BCNDP leader Carole James has her leadership plunged into doubt by a Jenny Kwan-led caucus mutiny.

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Carole James Leadership Crisis
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With the governing Liberals in disarray, BCNDP leader Carole James has her leadership plunged into doubt by a Jenny Kwan-led caucus mutiny.

Thirteen members of the BCNDP are revolting against party leader Carole James. Led by Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Jenny Kwan, a group being referred to as the “Baker’s Dozen” has openly called for James’s resignation or a mass firing of all 13 dissenting members.

Will she survive the putsch? James has called an emergency caucus to address the 13 party dissidents who have questioned her leadership.

Read the full story at The Globe and Mail.