B.C. mayor dismisses report on leading right-wing merger

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UBC political scientist says the popular mayor operates in an 'open space' free of party politics that has resulted in a broad spectrum of interest. Port Coquitlam's mayor has dismissed a media report citing anonymous sources claiming he is “considering” leading a merger between the centre-right BC United and right-wing BC Conservative parties ahead of October’s provincial election. Brad West told Glacier Media Thursday he didn't think “considering” was the right way to articulate his recent conversations with “fairly big name” business leaders, who he said want him to take the reins of a centre-right merger. “I don’t know who...