BURSTB.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay announced Wednesday that she has fired caucus operations director Apollo Chung.
Chung formerly worked for the Republican Party of Alberta, which advocates for the province to separate from Canada.
Findlay did not reveal any details of the firing, posting only a brief written statement online.
“As of this morning, I have directed my chief of staff to terminate the director of operations for the B.C. Conservative caucus, effective immediately,” Findlay wrote.
Black Press Media has reached out to her chief of staff, Chris Delaney, for more details.
This news comes amid an exodus of sitting MLAs from the Conservative caucus, with four having quit to sit as Independents in the past two weeks.
On the party side, almost the entire executive, including party president Aisha Estey and executive director Angelo Isidorou, has quit in the past month.
Many mid- and low-level staff members from both the caucus and party have also quit or been removed from their posts.
Chung is different from these departures because he was hired after Findlay was elected as party leader on May 30.
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