A byelection has been called in British Columbia after a B.C. Conservative MLA resigned last week, giving leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay a chance to sit in the legislature.

But in many ways, the timing could not be worse for Findlay, whose caucus has lost six MLAs in recent weeks.

An audio recording appeared on social media Thursday of a person who sounds like Findlay saying she thought if someone stepped aside as a legislator, “I could give them a role as senior adviser in their same portfolio.”

The MLA who resigned, Reann Gasper, has since become Findlay’s deputy chief of staff.

Findlay has addressed the recording and said suggestions it shows her…

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