As B.C. politicians return to Victoria for the fall session of the Legislature, there is mounting speculation that BC Conservative leader John Rustad is in the fight of his political life.

After a chaotic summer for the opposition party that included a long, drawn-out leadership review shaped by a fake membership scandal, the firing of Elenore Sturko over allegations she was organizing against him, and mounting criticism of his leadership.

Stewart Prest, political science lecturer at UBC, says part of the problem is the coalition Rustad built before last year’s election.

“[These are] two different types of conservatives. They came close to winning the election, but they don’t work well together in practice,” he said.

“One has to wonder whether these two factions [will] start looking fo

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