Seven members of the B.C. Conservative Party’s top decision-making team are calling on party Leader John Rustad to resign.
In an Oct. 21 letter, the B.C. Conservative Party’s board of directors management committee describes a state of disorder in the party since it became B.C.’s Official Opposition last fall, saying that Rustad has failed to unite members. The letter called on him to step down as leader “immediately.”
“While leadership inevitably involves navigating challenging circumstances, the constant and prolonged discord shows no signs of abating,” reads the letter. “The resulting state of chaos—driven by a series of decisions and actions taken under your leadership—has destabilized the party’s internal cohesion and diminished its public credibility.”…