B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad ejects Dallas Brodie over residential school mockery
- John Rustad, Leader of the British Columbia Conservatives, expelled Dallas Brodie from the Opposition caucus for her comments mocking residential school survivors, stating she is "not welcome to return" to the caucus.
- Brodie previously posted on social media that "zero" child burials had been confirmed at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
- Rustad criticized Brodie for mocking testimony from survivors, which he described as "beyond the pale."
- The Conservative Party of B.C. Will now handle Brodie's files and ensure accurate language in training materials regarding residential schools.
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B.C. Conservatives have ousted MLA Dallas Brodie from caucus over comments she made about residential schools, while another MLA is leaving in solidarity with Brodie and saying he will form a new party. Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad said Brodie is “not welcome” to return to caucus for using a “mocking, child-like voice” when talking about testimonies of residential school students during a podcast interview, and after walking out…
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