US EditionB.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad announces resignation
John Rustad resigned after a majority of MLAs lost confidence, prompting Trevor Halford's appointment as interim leader amid plans for a new leadership race.
- Thursday morning, John Rustad officially submitted his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia and Leader of the Official Opposition to the party caucus.
- A confidential letter from 20 Conservative MLAs said they lost confidence in Rustad, and the party board of directors ruled him `professionally incapacitated`, justifying his removal on Wednesday.
- Rustad resisted a Wednesday motion to remove him, taking the leader's seat in the legislature and saying he was not going anywhere, while most MLAs urged him to leave and loyalists including Jody Toor, Reann Gasper, and Sharon Hartwell said nothing had changed.
- Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford was named interim leader as the party begins an official leadership race, while Rustad will remain in the 39-member Conservative caucus and continue as MLA for Nechako Lakes.
- Under Rustad the Conservative Party of British Columbia surged to Official Opposition by electing 44 MLAs on Oct. 19, 2024, but defections cut the caucus to 39 after five MLAs left.
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