B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has passed his leadership review after securing the backing of 70 percent of party members following a months-long leadership review that saw low participation.
The results, announced Sept. 22, saw only 1,268 members of the party’s 9,000-strong membership cast ballots, with Rustad winning in 78 out of the province’s 93 party ridings.
“I believe the members have given me a mandate to lead and I believe British Columbians are hungry for an unapologetic common sense Conservative government. We will make it happen,” Rustad said in a Sept. 22 press release. “This process has localized democracy and allowed all members to not only vote in this crucial review, but share their concerns with me directly.”…