It has been revealed that Christy Clark was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2022.
The news comes just days after the former BC premier and potential successor to Justin Trudeau proudly declared herself to be a "lifelong Liberal."
During an interview with the CBC, Clark was pressed on the fact that she voted for Jean Charest in the last Conservative leadership race, a privilege reserved for members of the party.
When asked how long she had been a member of the Conservative Party, Clark said "never," and claimed she "didn't" vote in the race.
"I never got a membership, and I never got a ballot," she said, before being cut off by host Catherine Cullen, who informed her that the party itself confirmed that her membership had been cancelled at some point. Clark went on to suggest the Conservatives might "manufacture" a membership and claim it was hers.
The CBC went on to show footage of Clark in 2022 where Clark told a reporter why she had joined the Conservatives and supported Charest.
"I'm joining the party so that I can support my friend Mr. Charest and what I think he can bring to the national dialogue," she said. "There's only one leader who's running for office right now who is going to be able to unite the country, who's gonna bring a moderation, a willingness to talk to the people with whom he disagrees."
Charest ended up losing to Pierre Poilievre.
Cullen explained that documents from the Conservative Party appeared to show Clark was a member for "a little over a year."
Following Trudeau's resignation announcement, Clark took to X to proclaim that, "as a lifelong Liberal I look forward to joining tens of thousands of Canadians to choose our next Leader."
She has not yet formally threw her name in the ring to be the leader of the Liberal Party.
