Conservatives were a small club out on the fringes before BC United Leader Kevin Falcon decided one of his veteran northern MLA’s skepticism about the cause of climatechange was reason enough to escort him out the door.
The NDP government and the BC United opposition are wrapping up four months of battling at the legislature, much of it with an eye to strategic positioning for the provincial election in October.From a standing start, the breakaway two-man caucus — neither of them elected as Conservatives — has horned its way into many of the arguments. Some days, like Tuesday, the duo is the dominant talking point for Premier David Eby.
So John Rustad, who has won five elections as a B.C. Liberal in Prince George-Omineca and Nechako Lakes, became an independent MLA. He pondered his options for six months, then joined the Conservatives in 2023. Within six weeks, he became the leader. They are an unlikely pair. The professorial Rustad presents as a mild-mannered Northerner from a small community near Prince George.
Eby’s worries were on full display Tuesday at a news conference at George Jay Elementary School. During a Q and A with reporters he landed multiple times on the “threat” Conservatives pose to B.C.
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