June 16, 2025
RED FM News Desk
British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad has accused a group of former party members of attempting to blackmail current Conservative MLAs and staff in an effort to take over and divide the Opposition. Rustad confirmed the authenticity of a letter obtained by The Canadian Press, in which he warns the Conservative caucus that ex-colleagues and staff are allegedly threatening to release “blackmail materials,” including secretly recorded phone calls and text messages. According to the letter, the alleged blackmail is intended to pressure individuals into accepting jobs or contracts with the former Conservatives, or to coerce them into saying or doing certain things under threat of public exposure.
Rustad claims that one unnamed former staffer made multiple phone calls explicitly threatening individuals, and says the party is considering whether to involve the RCMP. Though Rustad does not name anyone in the letter, Dallas Brodie—who was expelled from the Conservative caucus in January—denied the allegations, calling them “wild lies” and “baseless, false, and defamatory” statements aimed at her new political group, One BC. Tara Armstrong, also now with One BC, declined to comment beyond Brodie’s statement. Jordan Kealy, another former Conservative who did not join One BC, stated he has no involvement in the alleged blackmail.
Brodie and Armstrong launched One BC last week after Brodie was removed from the Conservative caucus over her controversial comments about residential schools. Kealy and Armstrong resigned from the party in solidarity.
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