Overview
- Seven members of the party’s management committee, including president Aisha Estey, sent an Oct. 21 letter urging Rustad to “resign immediately.”
- Rustad said he will not step down, calling the letter an internal matter and saying he plans to speak with the committee.
- Amelia Boultbee left to sit as an Independent and called for Rustad to quit, citing a membership scandal in the leadership contest and broader integrity concerns.
- Rustad accused Boultbee of leaking and referenced concerns about her “health,” prompting criticism from within the party; he later said he did not raise mental health and declined to apologize.
- The caucus has shrunk by five MLAs since winning 44 seats in 2024, and an Abacus Data poll reports the NDP leading the Conservatives by about seven points.