US EditionBoultbee makes fifth MLA to exit B.C. Conservative Party
- On Monday, Amelia Boultbee, the MLA for Penticton-Summerland, quit the British Columbia Conservative caucus and called on leader John Rustad to resign.
- Boultbee said her decision stemmed from a `membership scandal` in the leadership election and cited John Rustad's conduct, including being told to `get the F out` and fallout from a fake membership scandal and cellphone searches.
- She becomes the fifth MLA to depart after three others left since the 2024 election, with Amelia Boultbee following Elenore Sturko, former British Columbia Conservative MLA ousted end of September.
- Political scientists warn that Stewart Prest says this blow spells disaster for John Rustad and Hamish Telford argues factional divides aid the BC NDP in the Legislature.
- Boultbee said she will sit as an Independent and collaborate with former British Columbia Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko, and she would consider returning if Rustad is ousted.
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B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad has responded to Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee leaving the party by suggesting she has mental health issues. Speaking to media following Boultbee's announcement, during which she had called for his resignation, Rustad said he has no plans to step down....
Another MLA Leaves BC Conservative Caucus
Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee has announced she is leaving the B.C. Conservative Party to sit as an independent, becoming the fifth MLA to exit the party this year. Boultbee said her Oct. 20 departure from the B.C. Conservatives was not caused by political disagreement but by concerns over John Rustad’s leadership of the party, calling for him to resign. “If John was serious about caring more about the conservative movement than his o…
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