‘Team Rustad’ Prevails at BC Conservative AGM, Leader Says Difference Is Strength

‘Team Rustad’ Prevails at BC Conservative AGM, Leader Says Difference Is Strength
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad speaks to reporters following the throne speech at the legislature in Victoria, on Feb. 18, 2025. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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“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 and becoming the official Opposition.

Saturday’s meeting came amid divisions within the party that Leader John Rustad depicted as a strength not a weakness, in his speech to about 800 delegates.