BC Conservative leader who spoke at event alongside conspiracy theorists faces uphill climb to court urban voters

Just last year, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad told a small conference in Victoria that he was humbled and inspired to share the same stage as a number of COVID conspiracy theorists and anti-government activists, saying their movement first impressed him when he attended a convoy of truckers parading down a main Vancouver thoroughfare.“It reminded me, quite frankly, of the 2010 Olympics – people were waving flags, they were proud of the country that they belong to, they were singing O Canada at the top of their lungs,” said Mr. Rustad, his usual monotone breaking with emotion. “Good God, this to me is Canada, that to me is the real power of what we want to see in this province and in this country.”