UPDATE 2:10 p.m.
John Rustad remains defiant and says he is still in charge of the BC Conservative party.
“I have not resigned, I have not been removed, and I am not going anywhere,” said Rustad in a post to X.
The party's constitution says a leader can only be removed by resign...

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