VICTORIA — A British Columbia MLA says he holds no animosity toward the BC Liberal Party or its leader after being ousted from its caucus earlier this week. John Rustad, who represents Nechako Lakes in central B.C., was removed after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change. In a […]
Posted: Aug. 20, 2022 11:33AMB.C. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation John Rustad, left, looks on during a gathering of First Nations leaders and B.C. cabinet ministers in Vancouver on September 10, 2015. British Columbia MLA John Rustad says he has no animosity toward the BC Liberal Party after being ousted from its caucus earlier this week.
John Rustad, who represents Nechako Lakes in central B.C., was removed after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change. In a statement posted to Twitter, Rustad says he believes in climate change and is worried about the effect it will have on future generations, but refuses to “support policies brought forward by environmental elitists to punish everyday British Columbians and families who are already dealing with out of control inflation.”Party leader Kevin Falcon said in a statement Thursday that Rustad had shown a “pattern of behaviour” that isn’t supportive of the caucus.
Rustad had shared a tweet on Sunday by Patrick Moore, director of the CO2 Coalition, that said the case for carbon dioxide being the “control knob” for climate “gets weaker every day” and included the hashtag “Celebrate CO2.”Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.“I got into politics to help people and I will never support policies which hurt everyday people and families,” Rustad said in the statement posted to Twitter Thursday.
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