The Conservative Party of B.C. is rife with turmoil today.
A majority of the Conservative caucus of British Columbia has informed the party’s legal counsel that they longer have confidence in leader john Rustad, according to a post on the party’s Facebook page.
As such, Rustad has been removed as leader of the Official Opposition. The party’s board of directors, according to the Facebook post, subsequently passed a motion certifying that Rustad is “… professionally incapacitated and unable to continue as party leader.”
Rustad, however, says he isn’t going anywhere.
“I have not resigned, I have not been removed, and I am not going anywhere,” he posted on X. “A political party’s board can throw around whatever creative terminology they like, ‘professional incapacitation’? Give me a break Let me be clear : That’s not a constitutional mechanism.”
Trevor Halford, was selected as interim leader.
“The Conservative Party of British Columbia would like to extend its deepest gratitude to John Rustad, who led our party into its ascendance and made history,” reads the party statement. “We wish him and his family all the best in their next chapter.”