British Columbia Conservative leader John Rustad says he will not resign after the party's president and other members of its management committee told him to quit over "chaos" in the official Opposition ranks.
The committee members say in a letter to Rustad that turmoil under his leadership has undermined the party's credibility and destabilized its cohesion.
The seven signatories of the letter to Rustad say it's been his responsibility to unite the party behind a common vision and lead "with purpose and clarity."
“As evidenced by sagging poll numbers, memberships, fundraising, shrinking caucus and staff, philosophically inconsistent policy, low morale and perhaps more importantly, a lack of enthusiasm and tepid endorsement from our membership, your leadership has ceased to serve that