# Source note — Dallas Brodie recall petition voter-pushback story

Published: 2026-06-28  
Article: https://newsforbc.com/dallas-brodie-recall-petition-voter-pushback.html

## Primary official source

Elections BC, Current Recall Petitions page, captured June 28, 2026:

- Recall petition number: RP-VNQ-2026-003
- Electoral district: Vancouver-Quilchena
- MLA: Dallas Brodie
- Proponent/applicant: Dorothy Cumming, PO Box 85017 Willoughby Town Centre, Langley, BC V2Y 0W2
- Status: Petition issued
- Date issued: May 21, 2026
- Date due: July 20, 2026
- Signatures required: 15,232
- Links: application, proponent statement, registered recall advertising sponsors, approved canvasser report

Official process page: a successful recall requires signatures from at least 40% of eligible voters; if enough signatures are verified, the MLA is removed and a by-election follows. If not, the MLA keeps the seat.

Official summary of recall petitions: B.C. recall petitions have a long failure record; the only near-successful case, Paul Reitsma in 1998, ended in resignation during verification rather than a completed successful recall.

## Elections BC PDFs extracted

- RP-VNQ-2026-003_Statement.pdf: proponent statement says Brodie is "unfit for public office" and cites expulsion from the BC Conservative caucus, focus on OneBC, constituency concerns and alleged taxpayer-funded promotions.
- RP-VNQ-2026-003-Recall-Advertising-Sponsors.pdf: registered sponsors listed as Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and Victoria Orange Shirt Day.
- RP-VNQ-2026-003-Approved-Canvasser-Listing.pdf: 111 approved canvassers as of June 26, 2026.

## Facebook / social source

Reader-supplied Facebook post from One BC, resolved to story_fbid 122187019130906365, id 61577190963234. Visible text says a OneBC team member encountered "Recall Dallas Brodie" people outside a community centre, claims there were seven activists, claims "absolutely nobody" wanted to sign, and quotes "Please leave me alone." Facebook images show a recall-signature table/signs, but do not independently prove harassment or signature totals.

X Search found the same framing posted by Wyatt Claypool / OneBC-aligned channels. It did not identify strong independent evidence that recall canvassers were broadly harassing people, nor official evidence of petition signature performance before the submission deadline.

## Evidence labels used in article

**Confirmed**
- The recall petition is real, official and active.
- It requires 15,232 valid signatures by July 20, 2026.
- The official canvasser list showed 111 approved canvassers as of June 26, 2026.
- Registered recall advertising sponsors listed by Elections BC include Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and Victoria Orange Shirt Day.
- The proponent statement criticizes Brodie for caucus expulsion, OneBC focus and local-representation issues.

**Visible / reported but not independently proven**
- OneBC says a voter told canvassers "Please leave me alone."
- OneBC says nobody entering or leaving wanted to sign at that location.
- Social-media photos show signs/table, not signature counts or harassment.

**Not proven**
- That the petition is officially "falling flat" before the July 20 deadline.
- That recall canvassing, as a campaign, is legally harassment.
- That any named canvasser or sponsor acted unlawfully.

## Editorial/legal note

The article uses a strong accountability/opinion tone but avoids declaring harassment, fraud, illegality or petition failure as fact. It criticizes aggressive recall politics and public-pressure tactics while recognizing that Elections BC recall canvassing is lawful when conducted under the Recall and Initiative Act.