Former BC Conservative MLA Amelia Boultby announced Friday morning that she is joining the BC NDP.
The Penticton-Summerland MLA left the BC Conservative caucus in October 2025 and has remained independent since then.
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At the time, Boultby said she made her decision based on the actions of then-BC Conservative leader John Rustad.
“Over the past weeks and months, I have witnessed the unraveling of Jon Rustad, from concerns about fraud to his behavior during meetings,” Boultby said at the time.
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Rustad previously expelled two of his MLAs, Dallas Brodie and Elenor Sturko, while two others, Tara Armstrong and Jordan Kiely, quit the party.
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