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B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad faces criticism from several sides amid review

  • Party executives launched a leadership review after member since 2017 Dave Sharkey said under John Rustad the party was top-down, Liberal-style with strained relations with BC United since Falcon’s rebrand.
  • Disputes over party direction and alleged AGM rigging with paid supporters led to the leadership review amid claims of manipulation by former MLAs.
  • Sharkey signed a letter calling the AGM illegitimate; the party labeled signatories mostly non-members, and all three MLAs denied blackmail claims.
  • Internal party critics, including Ryan Beedie and over 50 members, call for an external audit amid factional tensions and a messy summer predicted by experts.
  • Gavin Dew states a centrist coalition could win multiple terms, with the review seen as critical for rebranding or risking the NDP’s continued power.
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B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad faces criticism from several sides amid review

Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. "There were only four of us," Sharkey said. "Two of us were holding the banner, and the other t...

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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