I just got off the Mike Smyth show and I’m going to say it straight.
The https://t.co/9fNNmSUuXO website and the smear mailer that went out in the final weeks of the 2024 election? Elections BC just confirmed it was BC United behind it and fined them $4,500.
When it first appeared I figured it had to be the NDP. Never in a million years did I think it was coming from the leadership of BC United. But it was.
This wasn’t some rogue operation. This was a straight-up failure of leadership at the top. Kevin Falcon was the leader. Caroline Elliott was the vice-president for some time and his sister-in-law. Both of them now say they knew nothing about it. Mark Werner, their campaign manager, says the same.
Come on. I’ve run campaigns. You don’t spend that kind of money on a slick, professional hit job without the leader and the senior team knowing exactly what’s going on. Saying “I knew nothing” is simply not credible.
We lost the chance to form government by just three seats, some ridings by 22 votes. This kind of thing matters.
The BC Conservative Party has to be better than this. We need real leadership and real accountability, not excuses from people who let this happen on their watch.
That’s what I told Mike. That’s what I believe.
— John Rustad
While the Carney Liberals sought a costly majority achieved through backroom deals, their other Liberal MPs were blocking our efforts to get to the bottom of the Finance Minister’s conflicts on the Alto Rail boondoggle.
Kudos to our Conservative MPs at the ethics committee who will continue to hold conflicted Liberals to account.
You may have noticed wildlife in some unusual places along the Project alignment.
Decoy wildlife have been placed throughout the Project area as part of our environmental measures.
These fake animals prevent bird nesting on structures during construction!
✅ICYMI - the stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge is open. There is no bridge access from Columbia St. Trucks are to use Front St.
The #PattulloBridge is closed to vehicle traffic but remains open to pedestrians and cyclists.
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