Amelia Boultbee, a former Conservative MLA in British Columbia, announces that she is joining the province’s NDP. The announcement comes from Victoria and is made publicly on Friday morning. Boultbee previously represented the Penticton–Summerland area. According to reporting, she left the BC Conservative caucus in 2024 and then sat as an Independent while continuing to hold her seat. The new affiliation aligns her with the NDP, though neither outlet provides additional details in the available accounts about her reasons for the move, any role within the NDP, or any immediate changes to her legislative priorities. Overall, the coverage agrees on the core timeline: Boultbee leaves the Conservative caucus in 2024, operates as an Independent, and then later joins the B.C. NDP following the Friday announcement. Both outlets present the move as a party switch by an MLA rather than as a change brought by a by-election or resignation from the legislature.