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BC United was secretly behind website calling for Rustad to be fired: Elections BC
Elections BC says the party failed to verify claims in the campaign and used a Calgary firm to run the ad effort.
- Elections BC penalized the United party $4,500 for deceptive advertising via a website targeting John Rustad, which falsely accused Teresa Wat of criminal offences.
- Prior to the campaign's suspension in Aug 2024, United leader Kevin Falcon authorized the website and mailout targeting Rustad, despite later urging voters to support Rustad's Conservatives.
- Tuesday's determination letter revealed United directed the ploy using Calgary-based Sovereign North Strategies Inc., with Elections communications director Danielle Johnston confirming the party hired the firm.
- United denied knowledge of the advertising, telling Elections it "has no knowledge of who arranged or authorized this advertising," while claiming the invoice "appears to have been fabricated."
- Deputy chief electoral officer Kerry Pridmore noted United failed to verify campaign allegations, stating, "The distribution of false information during elections can undermine public confidence in our democratic institutions and the security of our elections.
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Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he was "furious" to learn that BC United had been behind a website calling for him to be ousted before the 2024 provincial
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Rustad says 'dirty trick' by BC United may have cost Conservatives election victory
Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says a "dirty trick" by the BC United Party ahead of the 2024 provincial election suppressed voter turnout and may have cost the Conservatives victory. Rustad says in a post on social media platform X that BC United was "sabotaging" his...
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BC United was secretly behind website demanding Rustad be fired: Elections BC
Elections BC says a website set up in 2024 to demand the firing of then BC Conservative leader John Rustad wasn't the work of disgruntled members, as it claimed, but was instead created on the orders of the rival BC United Party.
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