Former B.C. Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee is firing back at party Leader John Rustad, saying his comments about her mental health upon her exit amount to “low blows.”

“I did think that he was probably going to say something to try to discredit me, because John has a track record of doing that with women,” Boultbee said.

This drama continues to unfold as Rustad faces calls to resign from his own party leadership committee, which sent him a letter on Wednesday (Oct. 22) urging him to quit amid an “unprecedented level of turmoil” within the party.

Boultbee is the fourth woman to leave the caucus this year, either voluntarily or at Rustad’s direction. A fifth MLA, Jordan Kealy, has also left the caucus.

“With regards to Amelia’s health, I had some concerns,” Rustad told reporters on Mon

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