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Jen St. Denis

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Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19h
“My grandfather knew the importance of making sure I understood what had been passed down to him. He believed that one day Canada would recognize what our people have always known.” Gitanyow Hereditary Chief Simoo’gyet Malii, Glen Williams, writes thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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You Can’t Beat the Truth | The Tyee
A Hereditary Chief shares what his grandfather taught him about reconciliation.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19h
Journalist and researcher Connie Walker told The Tyee many people don’t seem to know about the ability to save their records related to experiences at residential schools — nor about their looming destruction. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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‘There’s Still So Much Truth We Have Yet to Uncover’ | The Tyee
Inside the race against the clock to save testimony about residential school crimes.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A BC judge has declared Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act unconstitutional and given Ottawa six months to bring the legislation in line with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports: thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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DULF Wins Constitutional Challenge, Judge Applauds Their Work | The Tyee
Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will avoid prison and Canada told to update its drug laws.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Breaking news from the DULF trial, where two founders of a drug compassion club in B.C.had previously been found guilty of trafficking but their lawyers started a constitutional challenge. The judge issued a ruling today in that constitutional challenge. A previous story: thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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DULF Founders’ Drug Law Charter Challenge Ends | The Tyee
Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will wait months to learn if they face prison.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“This tragedy occurred in a political environment that prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a vulnerable group of workers. The result was a large-scale, tragic outbreak, the scope of which was preventable.” Reporting by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My story about Second Sons showing up in Kamloops and how experts say this is a wake up call to law enforcement, and to political parties who have been making space for residential school denialists. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee
‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’
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🔫Scott Martin🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: BC NDP Premier David Eby called a snap election while the BC Conservatives grappled with internal chaos. Two years after the NDP nearly lost government, BC voters, Conservatives and even some prominent NDP politicians are unhappy. @jenstden.bsky.social joins me to explain the nonsense:
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Nobody's Happy About the BC Snap Election ft. Jen St. Denis (Podcast)
Untangling the web of BC electoral politics
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This hasn’t made it to Bluesky yet but Mark Carney made a statement condemning the white supremacists who paraded around Kamloops on Sunday and targeted the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc community with offensive messages
The cowardly act that took place at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc yesterday is abhorrent. It has no place in this country. My thoughts are with everyone who is shaken and hurt by this disgusting display of hate.

This week, we will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a stark reminder of our shared responsibility to confront the devastating legacy of the residential school system and the consequences still felt today. Courageous Survivors shared the truth so that all Canadians could take up the work of reconciliation.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
😮 😃 👍
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Joanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
white nationalists doing hate crime on the highway overpass in Dufferin neighbourhood of Kamloops now
A bunch of fucking losers dressed in black with white masks, standing on an overpass with a black banner that says “GOT BONES?”
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A super concerning meeting of white nationalists in advance of Truth and Reconciliation day cfjctoday.com/2026/09/27/a...
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Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday
TK'EMLUPS - A post on social media appears to show a group of masked individuals gathered on the Tkemlps te Se...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The original headline for this was "Helping Sturgeon Get Laid" before we realized fish don't really have "sex" or at least not that kind of "sex" enjoy! thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
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Endangered Sturgeon Need Help Making Babies | The Tyee
The Nechako River’s population verges on extinction. An on-land breeding program is coming to the rescue.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Current Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s house is set to be sold off to pay unpaid property taxes." Just wild - @tyolsen.bsky.social's update on the Kamloops civic election thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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After City Hall Chaos, Kamloops Prepares to Vote | The Tyee
BC’s most controversial mayor is seeking re-election. Is anyone still on his side?
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We are so dependent on American reporters who were able to get the chat logs leaked to them BC’s AG apparently didn’t know what was in those chats until the Mother Jones report today
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’ve been monitoring X more than usual because of having to monitor politics stuff I just had a look and Glen Chernen is posting ***thousand yard stare “haven’t heard that name in years”***
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
First AR poll since the writ drop suggests many British Columbians are pissed about the snap election call 65% say Eby's decision is self-interested 62% say it's too soon for another election, including 52% of NDP voters OTOH 56% say the BC Conservatives aren't ready to govern WHAT FUN! #bcpoli
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Ballot Backlash: BC Conservatives open 8-point lead after snap election call, but electorate far from locked in - Angus Reid Institute Canada
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Inside the lobbying effort to keep health labels off alcohol - and why some craft brewers don’t agree with the approach thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Does Your Local Craft Brewer Want to Hide Alcohol Risks? | The Tyee
Their major industry association is lobbying against new drinking guidelines and warning labels. Its members are split.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)
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What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Someone who has been around as long as I have, you would have suspected I would have been more prepared. But the levels of harassment have escalated beyond anything I’ve seen.” #vanpoli reporting by @kehyslop.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Harassment and Hate on the Municipal Campaign Trail | The Tyee
Online abuse continues to drive away good candidates and sour political discourse, Vancouver candidates say.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“The man who died following a Sunday shootout with police outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., alluded to killing Jewish people using a slur and railed against immigrants in interactions with a friend in the weeks leading up to the fatal attack” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Synagogue shooting suspect's online username alluded to killing Jews weeks before attack, friend says | CBC News
Sean Ward, the man who died after a shootout with police outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., was a former Armed Forces member who attempted to use an antisemitic handle to play an online video ga...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The cab driver who drove me to the press conference was mad about the election being called 😂
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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lorne Doerkson feels like an incredibly dangerous opponent. A guy who gives off just a ton of Horgan-ish unthreatening dad vibes for normies. Maybe he'll fall apart upon closer inspection. But he'll be graded, in part, on how much unlike KLF he appears.
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Doerkson is going to get an avalanche of scrutiny over the next five weeks. So will all his candidates. His right flank will demand red meat on culture war issues while he tries to mostly talk trade. It'll be a tough tightrope. But I came away with the same read on disposition as Tyler did.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some photos from today's BC Conservative press conference with their new interim leader Lorne Doerkson. He emphasized the party would be running on economic issues, and said a top priority would be repealing DRIPA. #bcpoli
BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson stands with MLAs and potential candidates to speak about a provincial election being called.BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson stands with MLAs and potential candidates to speak about a provincial election being called.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Eby says the election will happen Oct. 24 #bcpoli
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Surrey South MLA Brent Chapman - husband of Kerry-Lynne Findlay - says he's leaving the BC Conservatives to join OneBC. So far no announcement from KLF about switching parties. #bcpoli
A statement from MLA Brent Chapman stating he's quitting the BC Conservatives and joining OneBC
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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 22/09/2026
Join us October 20 at Heritage Hall for an evening celebrating community and journalism! Our keynote speaker, @thetyee.ca reporter @jenstden.bsky.social will speak on journalism and democracy. Plus: 🍽️ catered dinner • 🎟️ raffle • 🗣️ vendor celebrations • 🥂 drinks! www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
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Megaphone's Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition
Megaphone’s Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition 🎟️ brings vendors, storytellers, supporters and community leaders together for a night of connection,…
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ok hear me out... What if Eby DOESN'T call an election today and we were all getting our shirts in a knot for nuthin We'd all look preeetty silly
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The CAJ condemns the brutal police assault against journalists that took place last week in Montreal.  Journalists serve the public's right to know. We renew our calls, for Quebec's Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes to immediately examine these incidents.  loom.ly/0P0DZd4
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now that Kerry-Lynne Findlay is gone and a possible election looms, what's next? "There’s much talk now of uniting the right... But Findlay has left behind a bunch of Conservative party members convinced that only they possess the true values that will save B.C." #bcpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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After Findlay, What Comes Next? | The Tyee
Mostly chaos. But also an ethics test for Eby as he weighs a snap election.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
According to a recent poll, Vancouver mayor candidate Pete Fry has seen a surge in support since progressive parties narrowed their candidates - but as @vancolour.bsky.social points out, there are some troubling gaps in his campaign. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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The Problem with Pete Fry’s Mayoral Campaign | The Tyee
The Vancouver Greens candidate has an extraordinary political opportunity, but needs to overcome big challenges.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 22/09/2026
The whole speech is an insane bit of warmongering, including one of the most brazen attacks on the Geneva Convention ever delivered at the UN. It's pretty bad.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
all is forgiven, I guess! #bcpoli
An X post welcoming back MLA Trevor Halford to the BC Conservatives.
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
At ABC Vancouver’s platform launch, where they’ve announced new details of their drug use plebiscite. If it passes (and they’re elected) there would be a bylaw for using hard drugs in a public space, but with a $0 fine, which they say would still allow police to seize drugs.
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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 20/09/2026
Incredible. Now if Eby doesn't call the election, there's a chance she wins her byelection and joins a caucus she no longer leads.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay quits as BC Con leader
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Steve Burgess @steveburgess53.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Whither CentreBC? Can they just say "Never mind?" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as leader of the B.C. Conservative party | CBC News
"This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one for our movement and our province," she wrote in a statement Sunday.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
An absolutely wild ride
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Kerry-Lynne Findlay has resigned as leader of the BC Conservatives #bcpoli
An X post from Kerry Lynne Findlay stating she is resigning from the Conservative Party of BC
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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Imagine doing a political ad for something you claim to be proud of, being surprised by backlash and then having no desire to talk about what you claim to be standing up for. Let’s talk Ovie: theprovince.com/opinion/alex...
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Alex Ovechkin wants us to think he's just a stooge
Opinion: Ovechkin says he's just a man, with no ability to control what happens around him. Yeah, right.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Some immense feelings #bcpoli being had by some former BC Cons candidates
An X post from formerly BC Conservative candidate Bryan Bréguet that shows a photo of Peter Milobar with the text « mom can we have Mark Carney/We have Mark Carbey at home/mark Carney at home »
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Here's my story on CentreBC becoming a lot more powerful yesterday, and the very spooooooooooky reason why the B.C.'s snap election will be called before Wednesday
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Western alienation: so easy to dismiss, yet so powerful. A new book, The Dawn of Competitive Party Politics in Alberta, uncovers the deep stories that shaped a political culture less concerned with ideology than with century-old grievances. Change, however, looms on the horizon. My latest 👇
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Unpacking Alberta’s Century of Alienation | The Tyee
A new book on the province’s political culture helps us see Premier Danielle Smith’s government with fresh eyes.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your morning #bcpoli read www.timescolonist.com/local-news/l...
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Les Leyne: When your enemies are your friends — a private eye goes public
I figured she wanted some dragnet oppo research on the NDP. Turned out she wanted me to investigate her own team.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kind of a funny thing I noted during this presser, Milobar was basically emphasizing "we're going to behave in a professional manner" compared to the "blank-show" (his term) from the BC Conservatives And honestly: fair, the bar is extremely low at this point
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So far, CentreBC has 8 sitting MLAs as members #bcpoli
Peter Milobar – Kamloops Centre
Ian Paton – Delta South
Bruce Banman – Abbotsford South
Á'a:líya Warbus – Chilliwack-Cultus Lake
Rosalyn Bird – Prince George-Valemount
Teresa Wat – Richmond-Bridgeport
Donegal Wilson – Boundary-Similkameen
Elenore Sturko – Surrey South
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We all got to watch a little #bcpoli history being today made as several MLAs who left the BC Cons announced they are joining existing party CentreBC and Peter Milobar will be taking over from Mike Bernier as leader
À group of people being photographed by journalists A group of people in an outdoor setting
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trevor Halford and John Rustad have also been removed from the BC Conservative caucus, per the clerk's office Rustad is no longer listed on the BC Conservative Party's MLA directory page. Halford is still there #bcpoli
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