--- title: "A'aliya Warbus: candidate for MLA in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/a-aliya-warbus" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:03:31.484Z" meta: description: "A'aliya Warbus won Chilliwack-Cultus Lake for the Conservative Party in 2024 and was the Official Opposition's House Leader until the role was handed to Sh..." "og:description": "A'aliya Warbus won Chilliwack-Cultus Lake for the Conservative Party in 2024 and was the Official Opposition's House Leader until the role was handed to Sh..." "og:title": "A'aliya Warbus: candidate for MLA in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "A'aliya Warbus won Chilliwack-Cultus Lake for the Conservative Party in 2024 and was the Official Opposition's House Leader until the role was handed to Sh..." "twitter:title": "A'aliya Warbus: candidate for MLA in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake · BC provincial 2026 # A'aliya Warbus MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake since 2024, running again for the Conservative Party of BC. A'aliya Warbus won Chilliwack-Cultus Lake for the Conservative Party in 2024 and was the Official Opposition's House Leader until the role was handed to Sheldon Clare, as My Cariboo Now reported on June 29, 2026. She left the Conservative caucus on August 31, 2026, joined CentreBC on September 18 and returned to the Conservative Party of BC on September 22. The Elections BC list of October 3, 2026 gives her affiliation as Conservative Party, and the legislature's member record read on the same day still lists her as Independent. In the legislature in 2026 she spoke on freedom of information, the K'ómoks Treaty Act, ferry service, education assistants, supportive housing and mental health care. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Conservative Party of BC2026 ![A'aliya Warbus, from the Conservative Party of BC candidate page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/a-aliya-warbus-640.webp) *A'aliya WarbusMLAv.* [Image: Conservative Party of BC campaign](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/aaliya-warbus/) Candidate research / October 3, 2026 A researched record of A'aliya Warbus's 15 commitments, 21 dated actions and 18 public statements, with 7 news items and 1 public dispute. Most come from the legislature record. **15**Commitments **21**Programs **7**News articles **48**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear A'aliya Warbus? No campaign event on or after October 3, 2026 was confirmed by an organizer on 2026-10-03. The dates below are voting days. Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [2026 provincial general election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
View every date through Oct 24 1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed 3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed 6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 8. Oct 16Voting day 9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed 13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 24Voting day
### Voting dates - Oct 16Advance voting begins - Oct 24General voting day At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/) - [2026 provincial general election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About A'aliya Warbus A'aliya Warbus is the Conservative Party candidate in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake on the Elections BC candidate list dated October 3, 2026, and the sitting member for the riding. The Elections BC statement of votes shows that she won the riding for the Conservative Party in 2024 with 13,656 votes, 54.58% of the valid vote, ahead of Kelli Paddon of the BC NDP with 11,366 votes, 45.42%. Paddon is also on the 2026 list for the riding. The name on the Elections BC list is A'aliya Warbus. The legislature and Hansard print Á'a:líya Warbus, and the Conservative Party of BC candidate page prints Á'a:líya (A'aliya) Warbus. That page names her as the candidate for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake and ties the two spellings together. The legislature's member record, read on October 3, 2026, lists her in the 43rd Parliament as Independent in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, and records her 2024 election for the Conservative Party of British Columbia. The Elections BC list of the same day gives her affiliation as Conservative Party. Reporting by CBC, CTV, The Canadian Press and Chilliwack Progress says she left the Conservative caucus (the party's group of MLAs) on August 31, 2026 to sit as an Independent, and Chilliwack Progress reported that she joined CentreBC with other former Conservative MLAs on September 18. Black Press reported that on September 22, hours after Premier David Eby called the election, she announced her return to the Conservative Party of BC. The reasons given here are the ones she gave: on August 31 she said she had lost confidence in leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, and on September 22 she said that with Lorne Doerkson named interim leader the party can reset. According to Chilliwack Progress, she was named House Leader in John Rustad's shadow cabinet on November 19, 2024. A House Leader plans and manages her party's business in the legislature. On April 14, 2026 she called herself House Leader for the official opposition in the House, and My Cariboo Now reported on June 29, 2026 that the role had been handed to Sheldon Clare. In 2026 Hansard (the official transcript of the legislature) records her speaking on the budget estimates of two ministries, the Merit Commissioner, freedom of information, environmental assessment, the K'ómoks Treaty Act, ferry service, DRIPA, education assistants, supportive housing and mental health care. She voted no on the budget bills and the Supply Act and yes on first reading of three bills introduced by other members, which the programs section lists with their context. CBC and The Canadian Press describe her as a member of the Stó:lō Nation, and The Canadian Press called her the Opposition's only Indigenous MLA. Her own website and the party's candidate page say she holds a Master of Fine Arts in film production from the University of British Columbia, worked as Director of Cultural Communications for the Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Government and taught in the Indigenous digital film department at Capilano University. Those are the campaign's own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with those bodies. [Two candidate forums set for Chilliwack ridings on Oct. 13 and Oct. 21 ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/chilliwack-forums-october-2026) Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery. 15 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Legislation on Aboriginal title must work for everyone In her statement of September 22, 2026, reported by Black Press, Warbus said that any legislation that addresses Aboriginal title (Indigenous rights to land) must be "practical, transparent and capable of bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous British Columbians together." She also said that if the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) is not the answer, British Columbia needs an acceptable framework to move reconciliation and the land question forward.
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She names no bill, date or cost. The Conservative Party of BC says in its release of September 23, 2026 that it will run on a plan to repeal DRIPA. voche.me found no statement from Warbus on whether she backs that repeal. On April 22, 2026 she voted yes at first reading of a bill to repeal DRIPA, which is the vote that allows a bill to be introduced.
What still needs checking
Does her campaign say whether DRIPA would be repealed, amended or kept, and when?
- [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) - [Every Conservative Party of BC MLA Approved to Run as a Candidate](https://conservativebc.ca/every-conservative-party-of-bc-mla-approved-to-run-as-a-candidate/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC - [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): DRIPA Repeal Act, Motion 15](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Treatment for people with mental illness and addiction On September 22, 2026 Warbus said her priorities have not changed and listed this one among them: too many people are suffering from mental illness and addiction and are left without meaningful treatment.
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She names no program, number of treatment places or date.
What still needs checking
Which treatment measures does her campaign propose, and what do they cost?
- [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Help for families with the cost of living On September 22, 2026 Warbus said her priorities have not changed and listed affordability among them. She said families are struggling.
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She names no measure, amount or date.
What still needs checking
Which cost-of-living measures does her campaign propose?
- [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Respond to the province's budget challenges On September 22, 2026 Warbus said her priorities have not changed and listed among them the province's serious challenges with government money (she used the word fiscal).
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Evidence reviewed
She names no budget figure, tax change or date.
What still needs checking
Does her campaign state a deficit target or a spending or tax measure?
- [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### Safety in communities On September 22, 2026 Warbus said her priorities have not changed and listed this one among them: everyone deserves to feel safe in their communities.
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She names no policing, court or program measure.
What still needs checking
Which public safety measures does her campaign propose?
- [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) 2026 · GovernanceNot established ### Keep access to information open In the debate on Bill 9 on May 4, 2026, Warbus said freedom-of-information laws are one of the foundations of government accountability and one of the main ways the public can understand how decisions are made. She said the bill gives public bodies new discretion to refuse requests, weakens response timelines, widens the categories of requests that may be disregarded and allows fees for records that were free. She voted no at second reading and at third reading.
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Evidence reviewed
She spoke against the bill and voted against it. The bill passed. voche.me found no bill or amendment of her own on this subject.
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Does her campaign say what it would change in the freedom of information law?
- [Debates of May 4, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260504pm-Hansard-n171.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon and overnight): votes on Bill 9](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 9, 20 and 22](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260528pm-Hansard-n188.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceNot established ### Keep the Merit Commissioner as an independent check on public service hiring In question period (the daily time when members question ministers) on February 24, 2026, Warbus said the Merit Commissioner has the role of keeping the government accountable and asked the Minister of Finance whether she was saying the commissioner is incorrect. On March 31, 2026 she voted yes on Motion M203, Merit oversight in public service. The motion lost, 45 yes to 46 no.
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The transcripts give the title and sponsor of Motion M203 (the member for Fraser-Nicola). voche.me did not open the debate that gives its full wording. The figure of nearly 3,000 appointments she cited is her reading of the commissioner's report, and voche.me did not check it against the report.
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What does the full text of Motion M203 ask the government to do?
- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (morning): questions on the Merit Commissioner](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224am-Hansard-n123.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): question on Ksi Lisims LNG, vote on Motion M203](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · Public servicesNot established ### A timeline for funding of not-for-profit dental clinics On March 31, 2026, in estimates (the committee review of a ministry's budget), Warbus read a letter from the Stó:lō Dental clinic and asked the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction to commit to a timeline for reinstating funding for not-for-profit dental clinics.
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Evidence reviewed
Minister Sheila Malcolmson replied that her ministry had paid year-end grants to these clinics in earlier years, was giving none that year, and was working with the Ministry of Health to find a path forward. She gave no timeline. The figures in the clinic's letter come from the clinic.
What still needs checking
Does the government or her campaign state a date and an amount for this funding?
- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (afternoon): estimates of the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331pm-Hansard-n145.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · HousingNot established ### Raise the shelter allowance for people with disabilities On February 26, 2026 Warbus tabled a petition (a request signed by members of the public) asking the government to raise the persons with disability shelter allowance so that it reflects current rents.
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Evidence reviewed
The transcript records the tabling of the petition. It gives no amount and no date.
What still needs checking
What amount does she propose for the shelter allowance?
- [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): Human Rights Code Repeal Act, budget motion, petition](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EducationNot established ### Education assistants in every kindergarten to grade 3 classroom On May 25, 2026 Warbus said that two years had passed since the government promised an education assistant in every kindergarten to grade 3 classroom, and asked the Minister of Education when the promise will be delivered.
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Evidence reviewed
The promise she refers to is the government's. Her question asks the government to deliver it. She names no cost or date of her own.
What still needs checking
Does her campaign state how many assistants it would fund and when?
- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): statement on Chilliwack Hospice, question on education assistants](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525pm-Hansard-n183.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · Public servicesNot established ### A date for acting on recommendations about families and mental health care On May 5, 2026 Warbus asked the minister why the government had not acted on recommendations from coroners' inquests and the Ombudsperson that call for better communication with families when a person in a mental health crisis is discharged, and asked for a date when they will come before the House.
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Evidence reviewed
The transcript records her question. voche.me did not open the minister's answer or the recommendations.
What still needs checking
Which recommendations does she want carried out, and by what date?
- [Debates of May 5, 2026 (morning): question on mental health discharge](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260505am-Hansard-n172.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · HousingNot established ### Change how supportive housing is provided in single-room occupancy buildings On March 3, 2026 Warbus said single-room occupancy buildings (rooms in buildings first built as hotels or apartments) are used for a purpose they were never designed for. She said that open drug use in them leads to fires, overdoses and medical emergencies, and asked the minister to admit that the government's approach has failed.
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Evidence reviewed
The transcript records her question and her description of the buildings. The claims about fires and overdoses are hers, and voche.me did not check them. She names no alternative program, number of homes or date.
What still needs checking
What alternative to single-room occupancy buildings does her campaign propose?
- [Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): question on supportive housing](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260303am-Hansard-n130.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceNot established ### Questions on funding for talks with First Nations and local governments On March 4, 2026, in estimates (the committee review of a ministry's budget) of the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Warbus asked whether a $1.1 million cut covers a line item for local government and regional district talks, and asked how many nations the ministry had engaged and where the money for next year would go.
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Evidence reviewed
The $1.1 million figure comes from her question, and voche.me did not check it against the budget. She asked questions and stated no commitment of her own on the amount.
What still needs checking
Does her campaign state what level of funding these talks should receive?
- [Debates of March 4, 2026 (afternoon): estimates of the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260304pm-Hansard-n132.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Repeal DRIPA (party) The Conservative Party of BC said on September 23, 2026 that it will run on a clear plan to repeal DRIPA, along with getting the economy working and ending ideological politics.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's statement. It names no date. Warbus's own words on DRIPA are in the first commitment above.
What still needs checking
Does Warbus state that she supports the repeal?
- [Every Conservative Party of BC MLA Approved to Run as a Candidate](https://conservativebc.ca/every-conservative-party-of-bc-mla-approved-to-run-as-a-candidate/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### A plan to end the overdose and addictions crisis (party) The Conservative Party of BC platform page lists "BC Recovers" as a plan to end the overdose and addictions crisis, save lives and help people get their lives back on track.
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Evidence reviewed
The platform page lists headings with one-line summaries. voche.me did not open the detail pages, and the page does not name Warbus.
What still needs checking
What does the full BC Recovers plan commit to, and does Warbus repeat it in her own words?
- [Our Platform](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs Recorded votes and actions in the legislature where an official source names her. The recorded vote index is the legislature's list of votes where each member's name is recorded, and a recorded vote belongs to the member whose name is listed. Votes taken by voice name nobody, and none is attributed to her. Nov 19Role named in reporting ### Named House Leader of the Conservative Party of BC Chilliwack Progress reported that she was named House Leader on November 19, 2024, which it called the top leadership position in John Rustad's shadow cabinet. A House Leader plans and manages her party's business in the legislature. A shadow cabinet is the opposition's team of critics, and the Official Opposition is the largest party outside the government.
Scope, limits and sources The legislature's member record lists no roles for her. On April 14, 2026 she called herself House Leader for the official opposition in the House. My Cariboo Now reported on June 29, 2026 that the role had been handed to Sheldon Clare, and The Canadian Press called her a former House leader on August 31, 2026.
- [Chilliwack MLA Warbus named house leader in Rustad's shadow cabinet](https://theprogress.com/2024/11/21/chilliwack-mla-warbus-named-house-leader-in-rustads-shadow-cabinet/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress - [Debates of April 14, 2026 (afternoon): response to the K'ómoks Treaty Act statement](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414pm-Hansard-n152.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Cariboo MLA's both named to Findlay's new B.C. Conservative leadership team](https://www.mycariboonow.com/314518/news/politics/findlay-names-new-b-c-conservative-leadership-team/)Reporting · My Cariboo Now - ['Implosion': Warbus is seventh B.C. Conservative to quit caucus, blaming Findlay](https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/implosion-warbus-is-seventh-bc-conservative-to-quit-caucus-blaming-findlay-12725577)Reporting · Victoria Times Colonist (The Canadian Press) Feb 12Motion approved ### Moved the motion to appoint Lorne Doerkson as Assistant Deputy Speaker The transcript records Warbus moving that Lorne Doerkson, member for Cariboo-Chilcotin, be appointed Assistant Deputy Speaker for the session. The motion was approved.
Scope, limits and sources The member for Port Coquitlam seconded the motion.
- [Debates of February 12, 2026 (afternoon): motion to appoint an Assistant Deputy Speaker](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260212pm-Hansard-n116.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 19Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes at first reading of the Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting yes. The transcript records 38 yes and 49 no, and the motion was defeated.
Scope, limits and sources First reading is the vote that allows a bill to be introduced. Later votes decide whether it becomes law. The sponsor, Tara Armstrong, said the bill aims to protect children from "gender ideology" in courts, schools and health care. The 2026 speech index lists no speech by Warbus on this bill.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 19, 2026 (morning): first reading of the Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260219am-Hansard-n119.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 26Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes at first reading of the Human Rights Code Repeal Act The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting yes. The transcript records 37 yes and 50 no, and the motion was defeated.
Scope, limits and sources First reading is the vote that allows a bill to be introduced. The sponsor, Tara Armstrong, said the bill would repeal the Human Rights Code, abolish the Human Rights Tribunal and end the position of Human Rights Commissioner. On March 12, 2026 Warbus moved an amendment to a government motion that affirms support for the code (see the talks section). The 2026 speech index lists no speech by her on this bill.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): Human Rights Code Repeal Act, budget motion, petition](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 12, 2026 (afternoon): Motion 13 on the Human Rights Code](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260312pm-Hansard-n141.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 26Petition tabled ### Tabled a petition on the disability shelter allowance The transcript records Warbus tabling (formally presenting) a petition asking for an increase to the persons with disability shelter allowance.
Scope, limits and sources Tabling means formally presenting the petition to the House, which puts it on the House record.
- [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): Human Rights Code Repeal Act, budget motion, petition](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 26Recorded vote, no ### Voted no on the 2026 budget motion The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting no on the budget motion. The transcript records 46 yes and 46 no, and the Speaker cast the deciding vote in favour.
Scope, limits and sources The Speaker said the motion was a confidence matter, which is a vote that tests whether the government still has the support of the House, and that the Chair's vote should not decide that alone. A casting vote by the Speaker follows the rules of the House.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): Human Rights Code Repeal Act, budget motion, petition](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 5Recorded vote, no ### Voted no on Bill 3, Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting no at second reading (February 26, 43 no) and at third reading (March 5, 42 no). The government side voted yes, and the bill passed.
Scope, limits and sources The bill puts parts of the budget into law. Second reading is the vote on the bill's main idea, and third reading is the final vote. The vote counts come from the transcripts of February 26 and March 5, 2026.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 26, 2026 (afternoon): second reading of Bill 3](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226pm-Hansard-n127.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bill 3](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 1Recorded vote, no ### Voted no on Bill 2, Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting no at second reading (March 9, 45 no) and at third reading (April 1, 46 no).
Scope, limits and sources The vote at third reading was 46 yes and 46 no, and the Speaker cast the deciding vote in favour because the bill was a confidence matter (a vote that tests whether the government keeps the support of the House). A casting vote by the Speaker follows the rules of the House.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): second reading of Bill 2](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 1, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 2, 6 and 12](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260401pm-Hansard-n146.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 12Amendment defeated ### Moved an amendment to Motion 13 on the Human Rights Code Warbus moved to delete the words after "Human Rights Code" in the government motion and substitute "and protecting all people from hate and discrimination." The amendment lost, with 36 yes and 50 no. She voted yes on the amendment and yes on the motion, which passed 83 to 3.
Scope, limits and sources The government motion affirmed support for the Human Rights Code and its tribunal and listed protected groups. Warbus said her amendment simplifies the motion to one idea, and later raised a point of order (a member's formal comment on the rules of the House) to put on record what the amended motion says: that the House affirms its support for the code. Minister Spencer Chandra Herbert replied that the amendment removes the list of groups the code protects.
- [Debates of March 12, 2026 (afternoon): Motion 13 on the Human Rights Code](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260312pm-Hansard-n141.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 31Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on Motion M203, Merit oversight in public service The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting yes. The transcript records 45 yes and 46 no, and the motion was defeated.
Scope, limits and sources The motion was moved by the member for Fraser-Nicola. voche.me did not open the debate that gives its full wording.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): question on Ksi Lisims LNG, vote on Motion M203](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 1Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on Bill 6 (Motor Vehicle Amendment Act) and Bill 12 (Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act) at third reading The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting yes on both bills at third reading. The transcript records 86 yes and 4 no on Bill 12.
Scope, limits and sources voche.me opened the transcript of the Bill 12 vote only. The Bill 6 vote is taken from the recorded vote index.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 1, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 2, 6 and 12](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260401pm-Hansard-n146.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 22Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes at first reading of the DRIPA Repeal Act The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting yes. The transcript records 44 yes and 47 no, and the motion was defeated.
Scope, limits and sources First reading is the vote that allows a bill to be introduced. The sponsor, Trevor Halford, said the bill would repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The 2026 speech index lists no speech by Warbus on this bill. On September 22, 2026 she said that if DRIPA is not the answer, an acceptable framework is needed.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): DRIPA Repeal Act, Motion 15](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) Apr 22Recorded vote, no ### Spoke and voted against Motion 15 on Bill M237 Warbus spoke against Motion 15 and voted no. The transcript records the motion passing, 49 yes to 42 no.
Scope, limits and sources Motion 15 sent Bill M237, a private member's bill (a bill from a member who is not a minister), to the Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, which had to report it back by the committee's deadline. Warbus said the bill is a minor change that can proceed without waiting for that committee, and that she worried about protection for future private members' bills.
- [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): DRIPA Repeal Act, Motion 15](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 28Recorded vote, no ### Voted against Bill 9, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting no at second reading (early on May 7, 42 no) and at third reading (May 28, 46 no). She voted yes on an amendment to delay second reading by six months, which lost 42 to 48. She also voted no on a motion to send the bill to the Committee of the Whole House (the next stage, where the House studies a bill in detail), and spoke against the bill on May 4.
Scope, limits and sources The vote at third reading was 46 yes and 46 no, and the Speaker cast the deciding vote in favour because the bill was a confidence matter (a vote that tests whether the government keeps the support of the House). A casting vote by the Speaker follows the rules of the House. The votes at second reading took place overnight in the sitting that began on May 6, 2026.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon and overnight): votes on Bill 9](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 9, 20 and 22](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260528pm-Hansard-n188.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 4, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260504pm-Hansard-n171.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 28Recorded votes, yes and no ### Votes on the K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20) On May 20, 2026 Warbus voted yes on an amendment to send the bill to the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs instead of reading it a second time (lost, 44 yes to 48 no), and then no at second reading (42 no, 48 yes). On May 28, 2026 she voted yes at third reading (53 yes, 39 no).
Scope, limits and sources On April 14, 2026 she spoke in the House about the bill and called it "a bright light" in the history between Indigenous nations, British Columbia and Canada. voche.me found no statement from her that explains the vote at second reading.
- [Debates of May 20, 2026 (afternoon): K'ómoks Treaty Act votes, question period](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260520pm-Hansard-n179.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 9, 20 and 22](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260528pm-Hansard-n188.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 14, 2026 (afternoon): response to the K'ómoks Treaty Act statement](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414pm-Hansard-n152.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 28Recorded vote, no ### Voted no on third reading of the Supply Act, 2026-2027 (Bill 22) The recorded vote index lists Warbus voting no. The transcript records 46 yes and 45 no.
Scope, limits and sources The Supply Act approves the spending in the budget.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 9, 20 and 22](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260528pm-Hansard-n188.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 30Document tabled ### Tabled the Official Opposition's letter on committee membership The transcript records Warbus asking leave to table (formally present) a letter from the Official Opposition on the practice that committees reflect the makeup of the House. Leave was granted.
Scope, limits and sources The transcript gives her description of the letter. voche.me did not open the letter.
- [Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): opposition letter on committees](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260430am-Hansard-n168.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Oct 2Announced by the candidate; reported on the day ### Hosted a campaign office opening and Bannock and Tea Social Chilliwack Progress reported on October 2, 2026 that Warbus was opening her campaign office at Beethoven's Pizza on Columbia Valley Highway at Cultus Lake that day from 5:00 to 7:00 pm PT. She invited the public to say hello, ask questions, meet the team and pick up a lawn sign.
Scope, limits and sources The report was written on the day of the event, and voche.me found no report written after it. The date is before the first date of the schedule section, so it is listed here as a past action.
- [Provincial election campaigns ramp up in Chilliwack ridings](https://theprogress.com/2026/10/02/provincial-election-campaigns-ramp-up-in-chilliwack-ridings/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress Aug 31Reported by CBC, CTV, Chilliwack Progress and The Canadian Press ### Left the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent On August 31, 2026 Warbus announced that she was leaving the Conservative caucus (the party's group of MLAs). CBC reported that she said she had lost confidence in leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. The Canadian Press quoted her statement that the decision to postpone the caucus meeting "reflects the lack of value being placed on caucus members and their opinions."
Scope, limits and sources Her reasons are those she gave in her statement and interviews. The Canadian Press reported that her statement also raised concern about the circumstances of the resignation of the MLA Reann Gasper, which made room for Findlay to stand in a byelection. CBC reported that Findlay has denied allegations of that kind, calling them a political smear. Black Press asked Findlay for comment and received no response.
- [Áʼa꞉líya Warbus becomes 7th MLA to exit B.C. Conservatives citing leadership concerns](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/warbus-leaves-bc-conservatives-9.7326667)Reporting · CBC News - [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus latest to quit Findlay's B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/08/31/chilliwack-cultus-lake-mla-aaliya-warbus-latest-to-quit-findlays-b-c-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress - ['Implosion': Warbus is seventh B.C. Conservative to quit caucus, blaming Findlay](https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/implosion-warbus-is-seventh-bc-conservative-to-quit-caucus-blaming-findlay-12725577)Reporting · Victoria Times Colonist (The Canadian Press) - [MLA Áʼa:líya Warbus quits B.C. Conservative caucus; 7th defection this month](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/mla-aaliya-warbus-quits-bc-conservative-caucus-7th-defection-this-month/)Reporting · CTV News Sep 18Reported by Black Press ### Joined CentreBC with other former Conservative MLAs Chilliwack Progress reported on September 18, 2026 that Warbus was among the former Conservative MLAs joining CentreBC, with Peter Milobar as its new leader.
Scope, limits and sources The report lists her with seven other sitting MLAs who left the Conservatives. Black Press reported on September 23 that on September 4 she and four other sitting MLAs who had left the party formed a new party, which merged with CentreBC on September 18. voche.me did not open a statement from her on this step.
- [Milobar taking over Centre B.C., MLAs Banman and Warbus joining](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/18/milobar-taking-over-centre-b-c-mlas-banman-and-warbus-joining/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) - [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) Sep 22Reported by Black Press ### Announced her return to the Conservative Party of BC Black Press reported that on September 22, 2026, hours after Premier David Eby called the election, Warbus announced she was returning to the Conservative Party of BC. She said she was returning "with my values intact" and gave Lorne Doerkson's appointment as interim leader as the reason the party can reset.
Scope, limits and sources Kerry-Lynne Findlay stepped down as leader on September 20 and Lorne Doerkson was named interim leader the next day. The Conservative Party of BC said on September 23 that every sitting member of its caucus was approved to run as a candidate. The legislature's member record read on October 3, 2026 still lists her as Independent.
- [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) - [Every Conservative Party of BC MLA Approved to Run as a Candidate](https://conservativebc.ca/every-conservative-party-of-bc-mla-approved-to-run-as-a-candidate/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC - [Member record for Á'a:líya Warbus, 43rd Parliament](https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-parliament/aaliya-warbus)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. Feb 18Speech ### Question on the grocery rebate and food banks Warbus quoted the Minister of Finance saying families are struggling and said that in her community the concern is growing lineups at food banks. She said families were promised a $1,000 grocery rebate and received a 12 percent income tax increase. Those figures are her claims, and voche.me did not check them. - [Debates of February 18, 2026 (afternoon): question on affordability](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260218pm-Hansard-n118.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 24Speech ### Questions on the Merit Commissioner Warbus questioned the Minister of Finance on the Merit Commissioner's audit of public service hiring. She said the report found nearly 3,000 public sector workers appointed without merit and with errors in the process, and asked whether the minister was saying the commissioner is wrong. - [Debates of February 24, 2026 (morning): questions on the Merit Commissioner](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224am-Hansard-n123.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 3Speech ### Question on supportive housing in single-room occupancy buildings Warbus said her side is opposed to the style of housing and the way the government provides it, and described single-room occupancy buildings as built as hotels or apartments, without the care environments people with acute mental illness and substance use challenges need. - [Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): question on supportive housing](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260303am-Hansard-n130.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 4Speech ### Questions in estimates of the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation In estimates (the committee review of a ministry's budget), Warbus asked about reductions in the government-to-government and community relations division and in strategic policy tools, and about how many nations the ministry had engaged. She said she spoke as the MLA for an area that includes part of Stó:lō Nation. - [Debates of March 4, 2026 (afternoon): estimates of the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260304pm-Hansard-n132.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 11Statement ### Members' statement on Community Angels Warbus spoke about the Chilliwack-Cultus Lake group Community Angels and its support for seniors who face food insecurity, and said she wants to continue that work with members from every party. - [Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): statement on Community Angels](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260311pm-Hansard-n139.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 12Speech ### Debate on Motion 13 on the Human Rights Code Warbus said human rights are "non-negotiable" and moved an amendment to shorten the government motion. During the debate she raised a point of order (a member's formal comment on the rules of the House) to put on record that the amended motion still affirms support for the code. - [Debates of March 12, 2026 (afternoon): Motion 13 on the Human Rights Code](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260312pm-Hansard-n141.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 31Speech ### Question on the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Warbus quoted the federal NDP leader Avi Lewis on the Ksi Lisims LNG project and asked the government to denounce his comments. In a second question she asked where the contradiction lies between the provincial NDP and the federal NDP position. - [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): question on Ksi Lisims LNG, vote on Motion M203](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 31Speech ### Questions in estimates of the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Warbus read a letter from the Stó:lō Dental clinic, which says the ministry's dental fees have been frozen for 19 years and that its grant is at risk, and asked the minister for a timeline to reinstate the funding. - [Debates of March 31, 2026 (afternoon): estimates of the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331pm-Hansard-n145.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 13Speech ### Speech on Bill 15, Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 Warbus said environmental assessment matters, said she had questions about the bill that the opposition must raise before it can support it, and said any change should add clarity without adding more process or paperwork. - [Debates of April 13, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 15, environmental assessment](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260413pm-Hansard-n150.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 14Statement ### Response to the K'ómoks Treaty Act statement Warbus spoke part of her statement in Halq'eméylem and then said the K'ómoks treaty work spans generations. She called it "a bright light" in the history of the relationship between Indigenous nations, British Columbia and Canada. - [Debates of April 14, 2026 (afternoon): response to the K'ómoks Treaty Act statement](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414pm-Hansard-n152.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 16Speech ### Questions on the ferry service contract Warbus said repeated mechanical failures were happening under the government's approved service contract and asked who is accountable if the contract does not hold the ferries commission to basic standards. Minister Mike Farnworth answered that B.C. Ferries operates as an independent company under the Coastal Ferry Act. - [Debates of April 16, 2026 (morning): question on ferry service](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260416am-Hansard-n154.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 21Speech ### Questions to the Premier on DRIPA Warbus said the Premier had no viable plan on changes to DRIPA and asked who is running the government. Premier David Eby replied that the delay allows time to work with First Nations on a solution to the Gitxaała court decision. - [Debates of April 21, 2026 (morning): question on DRIPA](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421am-Hansard-n158.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 4Speech ### Speech on Bill 9, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026 Warbus said the bill is more than technical housekeeping and said it creates new discretion to refuse requests, weakens timelines, widens the categories of requests that may be disregarded and allows fees for records that were available without charge. - [Debates of May 4, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260504pm-Hansard-n171.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 5Speech ### Question on communication with families of people in mental health crisis Warbus said that across British Columbia families are shut out of a person's care and tragedies occur shortly after discharge. She asked the minister why the government had not acted on coroners' inquest and Ombudsperson recommendations and asked for a date. - [Debates of May 5, 2026 (morning): question on mental health discharge](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260505am-Hansard-n172.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 25Statement ### Members' statement on Chilliwack Hospice Society Warbus described the services of the Chilliwack Hospice Society, which she said has served since 1986, for people who are dying, their loved ones and people in grief, and thanked its staff, volunteers and donors. - [Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): statement on Chilliwack Hospice, question on education assistants](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525pm-Hansard-n183.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 25Speech ### Questions on education assistants and school funding Warbus asked when the Minister of Education will deliver an education assistant in every kindergarten to grade 3 classroom, said Surrey had let education assistants go, and quoted the B.C. federation of teachers calling the budget a maintenance budget for public education. - [Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): statement on Chilliwack Hospice, question on education assistants](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525pm-Hansard-n183.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Aug 31Statement ### Statement and interviews on leaving the Conservative caucus Warbus said in her statement that the decision to postpone a caucus meeting reflected a lack of value placed on caucus members, and told CBC she was not getting direct updates on staffing, operations, transparency and accountability. CBC reported that she would not speculate on returning under a new leader. She told Black Press she had taken personal attacks on who she is as an Indigenous woman. - [Áʼa꞉líya Warbus becomes 7th MLA to exit B.C. Conservatives citing leadership concerns](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/warbus-leaves-bc-conservatives-9.7326667)Reporting · CBC News - ['Implosion': Warbus is seventh B.C. Conservative to quit caucus, blaming Findlay](https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/implosion-warbus-is-seventh-bc-conservative-to-quit-caucus-blaming-findlay-12725577)Reporting · Victoria Times Colonist (The Canadian Press) - [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus latest to quit Findlay's B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/08/31/chilliwack-cultus-lake-mla-aaliya-warbus-latest-to-quit-findlays-b-c-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress Sep 22Statement ### Statement on returning to the Conservative Party of BC Warbus said she left the caucus because she believed she had to and stands by that decision. She said she trusts Lorne Doerkson and that her priorities have not changed. She said any change on Aboriginal title must be practical and transparent, and that she wants to be at the table. - [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. Policy disputeMay 20, 2026 ### Minister reads a 2020 Facebook post and calls her a pipeline protester On May 20, 2026, in question period, Minister of Jobs Ravi Kahlon said the Conservatives' House Leader had been one of the people protesting the Coastal GasLink pipeline. He read from a Facebook post that he dated to February 2020 and attributed to the House Leader. As he read it, the post opposes poisoning the land to gain money from natural gas sales to Asia. He spoke after the Conservative MLA Kiel Giddens asked about an unsolved 2022 attack on a pipeline work site, and the Hansard members index lists the exchange under Warbus. #### Candidate or party response The transcript of May 20 records no reply from Warbus. voche.me did not find a statement from her on the post in the transcripts or reports it opened, and did not open the original post. #### Verified status and limits No official finding. The exchange is a dispute between ministers and the opposition. The text of the post is as the minister read it into the record, and voche.me could not confirm that Warbus wrote it. - [Debates of May 20, 2026 (afternoon): K'ómoks Treaty Act votes, question period](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260520pm-Hansard-n179.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. November 21, 2024Reporting Chilliwack Progress ### Chilliwack MLA Warbus named house leader in Rustad's shadow cabinet Reports that she was named House Leader on November 19, 2024 and lists the members of John Rustad's shadow cabinet. - [Chilliwack MLA Warbus named house leader in Rustad's shadow cabinet](https://theprogress.com/2024/11/21/chilliwack-mla-warbus-named-house-leader-in-rustads-shadow-cabinet/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress June 29, 2026Reporting My Cariboo Now ### Cariboo MLAs both named to Findlay's new B.C. Conservative leadership team Reports that her former role of Official Opposition House Leader was handed to Sheldon Clare, and that she is not on the new leadership team. - [Cariboo MLA's both named to Findlay's new B.C. Conservative leadership team](https://www.mycariboonow.com/314518/news/politics/findlay-names-new-b-c-conservative-leadership-team/)Reporting · My Cariboo Now August 31, 2026Reporting CBC News ### Áʼa꞉líya Warbus becomes 7th MLA to exit B.C. Conservatives citing leadership concerns Reports that she left the caucus to sit as an Independent, citing a lack of confidence in leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, and quotes her interview. - [Áʼa꞉líya Warbus becomes 7th MLA to exit B.C. Conservatives citing leadership concerns](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/warbus-leaves-bc-conservatives-9.7326667)Reporting · CBC News August 31, 2026Reporting Chilliwack Progress ### Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus latest to quit Findlay's B.C. Conservatives Reports her letter, her statement that the decision reflected a lack of value placed on caucus members, and her account of personal attacks on her as an Indigenous woman. - [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus latest to quit Findlay's B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/08/31/chilliwack-cultus-lake-mla-aaliya-warbus-latest-to-quit-findlays-b-c-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress August 31, 2026Reporting Victoria Times Colonist (The Canadian Press) ### 'Implosion': Warbus is seventh B.C. Conservative to quit caucus, blaming Findlay Reports her statement and interview on leaving, and calls her one of the Opposition's most prominent legislators as its only Indigenous MLA and former House leader. - ['Implosion': Warbus is seventh B.C. Conservative to quit caucus, blaming Findlay](https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/implosion-warbus-is-seventh-bc-conservative-to-quit-caucus-blaming-findlay-12725577)Reporting · Victoria Times Colonist (The Canadian Press) September 18, 2026Reporting Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) ### Milobar taking over Centre B.C., MLAs Banman and Warbus joining Reports that eight sitting MLAs, Warbus among them, joined CentreBC under Peter Milobar. - [Milobar taking over Centre B.C., MLAs Banman and Warbus joining](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/18/milobar-taking-over-centre-b-c-mlas-banman-and-warbus-joining/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) September 23, 2026Reporting Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) ### Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives Reports her return to the Conservative Party of BC on September 22, 2026, her statement and her plan to run for her seat. - [Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) Research / 48 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 33 sources - Provincial candidate list, 2026 general election (list dated October 3, 2026) Elections BC · October 3, 2026 - 2026 provincial general election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC - Member record for Á'a:líya Warbus, 43rd Parliament Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Á'a:líya Warbus Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - Debates of February 12, 2026 (afternoon): motion to appoint an Assistant Deputy Speaker Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 12, 2026 - Debates of February 18, 2026 (afternoon): question on affordability Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 18, 2026 - Debates of February 19, 2026 (morning): first reading of the Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 19, 2026 - Debates of February 24, 2026 (morning): questions on the Merit Commissioner Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 24, 2026 - Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): Human Rights Code Repeal Act, budget motion, petition Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 26, 2026 - Debates of February 26, 2026 (afternoon): second reading of Bill 3 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 26, 2026 - Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): question on supportive housing Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 3, 2026 - Debates of March 4, 2026 (afternoon): estimates of the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 4, 2026 - Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bill 3 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 5, 2026 - Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): second reading of Bill 2 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 9, 2026 - Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): statement on Community Angels Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 11, 2026 - Debates of March 12, 2026 (afternoon): Motion 13 on the Human Rights Code Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 12, 2026 - Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): question on Ksi Lisims LNG, vote on Motion M203 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 31, 2026 - Debates of March 31, 2026 (afternoon): estimates of the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 31, 2026 - Debates of April 1, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 2, 6 and 12 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 1, 2026 - Debates of April 13, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 15, environmental assessment Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 13, 2026 - Debates of April 14, 2026 (afternoon): response to the K'ómoks Treaty Act statement Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 14, 2026 - Debates of April 16, 2026 (morning): question on ferry service Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 16, 2026 - Debates of April 21, 2026 (morning): question on DRIPA Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 21, 2026 - Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): DRIPA Repeal Act, Motion 15 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 22, 2026 - Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): opposition letter on committees Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 30, 2026 - Debates of May 4, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 4, 2026 - Debates of May 5, 2026 (morning): question on mental health discharge Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 5, 2026 - Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon and overnight): votes on Bill 9 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 6, 2026 - Debates of May 20, 2026 (afternoon): K'ómoks Treaty Act votes, question period Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 20, 2026 - Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): statement on Chilliwack Hospice, question on education assistants Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 25, 2026 - Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bills 9, 20 and 22 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 28, 2026
Campaign 6 sources - Á'a:líya (A'aliya) Warbus, candidate for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake Conservative Party of BC - Our Team Conservative Party of BC - Every Conservative Party of BC MLA Approved to Run as a Candidate Conservative Party of BC · September 23, 2026 - Our Platform Conservative Party of BC - MLA Á'a:líya Warbus, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake (her own website) Á'a:líya Warbus - News and updates on her own website Á'a:líya Warbus
Reporting 9 sources - Chilliwack MLA Warbus named house leader in Rustad's shadow cabinet Chilliwack Progress · November 21, 2024 - Cariboo MLA's both named to Findlay's new B.C. Conservative leadership team My Cariboo Now · June 29, 2026 - Áʼa꞉líya Warbus becomes 7th MLA to exit B.C. Conservatives citing leadership concerns CBC News · August 31, 2026 - Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus latest to quit Findlay's B.C. Conservatives Chilliwack Progress · August 31, 2026 - 'Implosion': Warbus is seventh B.C. Conservative to quit caucus, blaming Findlay Victoria Times Colonist (The Canadian Press) · August 31, 2026 - MLA Áʼa:líya Warbus quits B.C. Conservative caucus; 7th defection this month CTV News · August 31, 2026 - Milobar taking over Centre B.C., MLAs Banman and Warbus joining Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) · September 18, 2026 - Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á'a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives Chilliwack Progress (Black Press) · September 23, 2026 - Provincial election campaigns ramp up in Chilliwack ridings Chilliwack Progress · October 2, 2026
Her own website, aaliyawarbus.com, answered HTTP 403 to direct requests and was read through the WebFetch tool. It is the website of her office as MLA and holds a short biography, a help request form and news items. It lists no campaign platform and no events. voche.me found no separate 2026 campaign website. The Conservative Party of BC candidate page holds a biography and a donation form, and its news list reads "No data was found". Its platform page lists headings with one-line summaries, and voche.me did not open the detail pages. The party's events page was not read. Instagram shows a profile description that calls her a Conservative candidate for Chilliwack Cultus Lake, and none of its posts could be read. The Facebook page returned no readable text, and her website's footer names Facebook and X without addresses voche.me could read. No social media post is used. The legislature's member record lists no roles for her. Her House Leader title comes from Chilliwack Progress (2024), her own words in the House (April 14, 2026) and My Cariboo Now (June 29, 2026), and the exact date the role ended was not found. The legislature record still lists her as Independent on 2026-10-03, while the Elections BC list and the party page name her as a Conservative candidate. voche.me found no legislature notice that explains the difference and did not open her own post of September 22. The May 20, 2026 Facebook post read by Minister Ravi Kahlon was not opened and its authorship is not confirmed. The index lists a vote on third reading of Bill 14 on April 21, 2026, and the transcript opened (issue 159) shows no division list that names her, so that vote is not used. The vote on Bill 6 comes from the vote index alone. No ministry release naming her was found. The 2025 speech and vote indexes, her 2024 and 2025 speeches, and the debate that gives the full text of Motion M203 were not opened. Her biography (her Master of Fine Arts, her earlier work for the Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Government and her teaching at Capilano University) comes from her own website and the party page, and voche.me did not check it with those bodies. Wikipedia was read as a pointer and is not used as a source. voche.me did not search court or regulator registers for her name, and no such record appears in the sources opened. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed, and the questionnaire has not been sent. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list dated October 3, 2026 and the 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's member record, its 2026 speech and vote indexes, 27 transcripts of the 2026 sitting, her own website, the Conservative Party of BC candidate page, team page, platform page and release of September 23, and news reports from 2024 and 2026 by Chilliwack Progress, CBC, CTV, The Canadian Press and My Cariboo Now. Party label. The legislature's member record read on October 3, 2026 lists her as Independent in the 43rd Parliament. The Elections BC list of October 3, 2026 gives her affiliation as Conservative Party, and the Conservative Party of BC names her as its candidate. Chilliwack Progress reported that she announced her return to the party on September 22, 2026. voche.me did not find a legislature notice that explains the difference, so this page shows both records. Her commitments on this page come from what she said in the legislature in 2026 and from her statement of September 22, 2026 as reported by Black Press. Her website and the party page set out no platform of her own. The accountability section holds one public dispute and no official finding. Her social media accounts could not be read, her website answered HTTP 403 to direct requests and was read through the WebFetch tool, and the questionnaire has not been sent. [Hansard members index, 2026](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm) [Recorded votes index, 2026](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesw.htm) [Elections BC candidate list](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2024 to present ### MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake Elected in 2024 for the Conservative Party with 13,656 votes, 54.58% of the valid vote. The legislature lists her as an active member of the 43rd Parliament. [Elections BC statement of votes, 2024](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) 2024 to 2026 ### House Leader of the Conservative Party of BC (Official Opposition) Named on November 19, 2024 according to Chilliwack Progress. My Cariboo Now reported on June 29, 2026 that the role had been handed to Sheldon Clare. The legislature's member record lists no roles for her. [Chilliwack Progress, November 21, 2024](https://theprogress.com/2024/11/21/chilliwack-mla-warbus-named-house-leader-in-rustads-shadow-cabinet/) August 31 to September 22, 2026 ### Outside the Conservative caucus Left the Conservative caucus on August 31, 2026 to sit as an Independent, joined CentreBC on September 18 and announced her return to the Conservative Party of BC on September 22, according to news reports. [CBC News, August 31, 2026](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/warbus-leaves-bc-conservatives-9.7326667) Before 2024 ### Director of Cultural Communications, Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Government, and professor at Capilano University The party candidate page says she held both roles. voche.me has not checked this with either body. [Conservative Party of BC candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/aaliya-warbus/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask A'aliya Warbus directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about A'aliya Warbus's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for A'aliya Warbus? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from A'aliya Warbus's own campaign.
What party is A'aliya Warbus running with? A'aliya Warbus is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does A'aliya Warbus currently hold public office? Yes. A'aliya Warbus currently serves as MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake.
How many sources does this A'aliya Warbus profile cite? This profile lists 6 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on A'aliya Warbus's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to A'aliya Warbus in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election A'aliya Warbus is running in? The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates October 3, 2026 ### Party label: the legislature record and Elections BC differ The legislature's member record, read on October 3, 2026, lists A'aliya Warbus as Independent in the 43rd Parliament. The Elections BC candidate list of October 3, 2026 gives her affiliation as Conservative Party. Chilliwack Progress reported that she announced her return to the Conservative Party of BC on September 22, 2026. This page shows the party the ballot and the party list give, and the legislature's label. [Read the update ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-parliament/aaliya-warbus) ## Sources & transparency - [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Elections BC · statement of votes, 2024 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Legislative Assembly · member record, 43rd Parliament ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-parliament/aaliya-warbus)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Hansard members index, 2026 ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Conservative Party of BC · candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/aaliya-warbus/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Chilliwack Progress · return to the Conservatives, September 23, 2026 ](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/23/incumbent-mla-aaliya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/)Checked October 3, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Conservative Party of BC candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/aaliya-warbus/) [MLA website](https://aaliyawarbus.com/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates) [MLA**Abraham Nordine**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/abraham-nordine) [MLA**Adam Frank**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/adam-frank) Candidate Q&A ## Ask A'aliya Warbus a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.