Three MLAs who have parted with the Conservative Party of BC said Monday that they will sit in the legislature as Independents for now. Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee's legislative bureau chief, reports. Published March 11, 2025. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/11/Rustad-Unfazed-Defection-Three-Dissidents/

Three MLAs who have parted with the Conservative Party of BC said Monday that they will sit in the legislature as Independents for now. Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee's legislative bureau chief, reports. Published March 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/11/Rustad-Unfazed-Defection-Three-Dissidents/

Rustad Unfazed by Defection of Three Dissidents

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