B.C. Conservative MLA angry after colleagues welcome lobby group opposed to same-sex marriage, MAID, abortion [Video]

A B.C. Conservative MLA says she is livid after her party leader, John Rustad, and more than a dozen of his MLAs attended a speaking event at the legislature this week by a Christian lobby group that opposes medical assistance in dying (MAID), abortion and gender transition for youth. 

“To see a group that, in my opinion, actively works against the rights of other British Columbians, is not in line with what I want to see in the Hall of Honour,” said Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko.

B.C. Conservative MLA Heather Maahs hosted the group, called the Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA), at an event in the legislature’s Hall of Honour on Tuesday. 

“What ARPA has done is given a voice to the ills of society that are so harmful to many,” Maahs, the MLA for Chilliwack North, said in introducing the group. “Many of their stances align with our …