Fraser-Nicola MLA Harry Lali has dropped out of the contest to lead the B.C. NDP, saying he can't raise enough money to be competitive.
Lali didn't repeat his earlier protest against the financial rules set by the party, which included a $15,000 entry fee and a requirement to split all leadership funds raised 50-50 with the provincial party.
When the rules were announced, Lali blasted the party for putting the costs of the leadership out of reach of ordinary people, and even compared the NDP to the Republican Party in the U.S.,