Ousted MLA continues to push for BC Conservatives leader to resign

It’s been a bizarre 24 hours for the B.C. Conservative Party, as the fall from grace following last year’s provincial election continues.

Shortly after surviving a leadership review vote, Leader John Rustad abruptly fired high-profile MLA Elenore Sturko from the party caucus.

“It’s extremely frustrating, and I guess I’m also angry because my true belief is that John Rustad fired me from caucus because he did not want to have a discussion about some of the allegations that have come forward,” said Sturko.

She’s referring to allegations of fake membership sign-ups during the summer, as Rustad’s leadership was under review.

“He wanted to put a chill over the caucus. I already heard from other caucus members, and maybe that’s the case. You want to try and quell an uprising against you, I g