
B.C. Conservatives start voting on Rustad’s leadership in marathon six-month process
VICTORIA — The Conservative Party of British Columbia has quietly begun voting on the leadership of John Rustad in a marathon process that could last about six months.
Rustad says in-person voting has already taken place in at least two ridings and he expects the ballot to be completed in December, once members in all 93 B.C. ridings have taken part.
The voting comes amid questions over Rustad’s handling of a group of former Conservative MLAs who he recently accused of trying to blackmail their former colleagues in a bid to take over the party.
The Opposition Leader says he’s “pretty optimistic” about the outcome of the vote, adding that he is not hearing a lot of negativity except from what he called a “very small group of dissidents.”