VICTORIA — The B.C. Conservative Party announced that John Rustad was “removed” as leader of the Opposition on Wednesday and a caucus vote had installed Trevor Halford as interim leader after 20 MLAs representing a caucus majority said they had lost confidence in Rustad and wanted him out.

But if Rustad’s opponents thought that was the end of the matter they were mistaken, as his supporters roamed the legislature insisting he remained Opposition leader, despite a news release on party letterhead saying he was removed because he was “professionally incapacitated.”

Rustad was scathing, saying on social media that he was “not going anywhere.”

“A political party’s board can throw around whatever creative terminology they like, ‘professional incapacitation?’ Give me a break,” he said.

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