John Rustad

• ‘Team Rustad’ prevails at B.C. Conservative AGM

  "Team Rustad" has prevailed at the B.C. Conservatives' first annual general meeting since storming into the province's mainstream political scene in last year's election.

  Politics

  Mar 2
  
• B.C. Conservatives meet amid ‘differences’: Rustad

  The fledgling B.C. Conservative Party will hold its annual general meeting this weekend as members try to find their feet, one week into the provincial legislative session, a senior politician and Conservative member said. 

  Canada

  Mar 1
  
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• BC Conservative MLA defies leader’s call to remove residential school social media post

  B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has asked Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie to take the posts down, but they remain up.

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  Feb 24
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• Rustad seeks ‘carbon tax’ on U.S. coal shipments

  B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad is proposing a "carbon tax" on U.S. thermal coal shipped out of B.C. ports to use as leverage against tariff threats on Canadian softwood lumber.

  Economy

  Feb 24
• BC Conservatives present united front after messy caucus dispute goes public

  None of the 13 BC Conservative MLAs who signed a letter singling out colleague and Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko was willing to speak to the matter Tuesday.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2024
• Rustad supports ousted police board member but says MLAs can have opposing views

  BC Conservative Leader John Rustad has responded to a letter from 13 of his MLAs targeting one of their colleagues over comments she made about the Vancouver Police Board.

  Politics

  Dec 9, 2024
• BC Conservative MLAs target caucus colleague over response to police board member’s ouster

  Thirteen BC Conservative MLAs are demanding action from their leader over one of their caucus colleague's response to the ouster of a Vancouver police board member.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2024
• Rustad sets battle lines, won’t rule out trying to topple BC NDP government

  Rustad led his party to 44 seats in a historically close provincial election, an outcome that wasn't clear until the final count of mail-in and absentee ballots.

  Politics

  Oct 29, 2024
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• B.C. election: Eby, Rustad win re-election as their parties battle for power

  BC NDP Leader David Eby and BC Conservative Leader John Rustad both cruised to victory in their respective ridings in Saturday's provincial election.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2024
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• Conservatives defend their no-shows at all-candidates debates ahead of B.C. election

  A University of the Fraser Valley political science professor said he believes taking part in the debates is an obligation when running for public office.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2024