BC Conservative committee pens letter asking John Rustad to resign

The BC Conservative Party’s management committee has penned a letter to leader John Rustad asking him to resign immediately.

While the committee has no power to remove Rustad as leader, the letter is signed by some of the key people who helped the BC Conservatives win 44 seats in the last provincial election.

“As the leader, it is your responsibility to unite the party around a common vision and to lead us forward with purpose and clarity,” the letter reads in part.

“As evidenced by sagging poll numbers, memberships, fundraising, a shrinking caucus and staff, philosophically inconsistent policy, low morale, and perhaps most importantly, a lack of enthusiasm and tepid endorsement from our membership, your leadership has ceased to serve that purpose.”

This comes two days after Penti