Facing defections and discord from within the B.C. Conservative Party, a new poll suggests that most British Columbians would also like Leader John Rustad to resign.

The poll by the Angus Reid Institute asked over 1,000 respondents about Rustad — a resounding 64 per cent hold an unfavourable opinion of him, while 59 per cent said they would tell him to step down.

Last week, a letter signed by seven members of the party’s management committee, including President Aisha Estey, offered the same advice amid what the committee described as a “state of chaos.”

It adds that Rustad’s decisions and actions have destabilized the party’s cohesion and diminished its credibility.

“As the leader, it is your responsibility to unite the party around a common vision and to lead us forward with purpose

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