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B.C. Conservatives say they have ousted John Rustad, their embattled leader.

But Rustad, a former cabinet minister under the BC Liberals, said earlier in the day that he would not quit, and it was not immediately clear whether he could be removed as leader of the party.

The party’s board of directors issued a statement noting that a majority of the Conservative caucus had informed the party’s legal counsel they no longer had confidence in Rustad.

Lawyer Bruce Hallsor wrote to party president Aisha Estey saying he was in possession of letters from 20 MLAs calling for Rustad’s removal.

The board said Rustad had been deemed “professionally incapacitated” and unable to continue as leader, a position he took on in 2023.

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