BC Conservative Party Fractures Over Residential School Comments

Three MLAs leave the party following the expulsion of Dallas Brodie, citing disagreements over leadership and reconciliation issues.

Dallas Brodie was expelled from the BC Conservative Party for comments mocking Indigenous residential school survivors and questioning burial findings at Kamloops Indian Residential School.
BC Conservative Leader John Rustad stated that Brodie's actions, including mimicking abuse survivors, crossed a line despite his support for free speech.
Jordan Kealy and Tara Armstrong resigned from the party in response to Brodie's expulsion, citing a toxic environment and loss of faith in Rustad's leadership.
Kealy announced plans to form a new political caucus, claiming other MLAs may join him to establish a new party in the British Columbia legislature.
The controversy highlights deep divisions within the BC Conservative Party over reconciliation and the handling of sensitive historical issues.