BC United Fined for Election Trick, Rustad Blames Leadership

0:00John Rustad, the former B.C. conservative leader, is firing shots at B.C. United for pulling a dirty trick that tanked voter turnout in the 20-24 provincial election. He claims it cost his party the win. Elections B.C. just dropped a hammer, finding B.C. United $4,500 for pushing false statements through a shady website and mail-out. Earlier this week, investigators revealed the fire John Rustad, California's site wasn't run by upset conservatives like it pretended. B.C. United campaign officials secretly bankrolled it, hiring an Alberta firm called sovereign nor strategies to pull the strings. Rustad says this sabotage straight up helped the NDP hold power, since conservatives fell one C short of government. The site launched in August 2024, right before B.C. United bailed on their campaign and urged voters to back Rustad instead. Now it's getting messier with the leadership race.

1:00The mastermind was B.C. United's campaign manager, Mark Warner, who's currently steering Peter Millibar's conservative leadership bid. Rustad calls him out without naming names, labeling it a betrayal. Rustad's also eyeing Caroline Elliott, B.C. United's ex-buys president and Kevin Falcon's sister-in-law, who's jumping into the conservative leadership. Frey. He's warning party members to pick leaders who ditched the old guard games and put British Columbia first. That's the story for today, Canada News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.