BC Conservative MLAs target caucus colleague over response to police board members ouster – BC [Video]

British Columbia’s new official Opposition leader is facing the first major test of his leadership.

Thirteen BC Conservative MLAs have written a letter to Leader John Rustad demanding action to restore “confidence in the core values” of the Conservative caucus, and singling out one of their caucus colleagues.

The letter, first obtained by CKNW Radio host Jas Johal, comes just weeks after the fledgling BC Conservative party came within three seats of forming a majority government in B.C.’s provincial election.

The issue revolves around Surrey-Cloverdale Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko’s response to the Nov. 22 ouster of Vancouver Police Board vice-chair Comfort Sakoma-Fadugba, following a series of posts she made on social media.

In screenshots of the Instagram stories posted to Reddit, Sakoma-Fadugba suggested Christianity underpins Canadian culture and values, raised concerns about secular education “erasing Christian values from the lives of our children,” and mused that exposure to Diwali celebrations in schools could lead to Hinduism …