Rustad has been an MLA since 2005 and was a forestry commentator for BC Liberal.
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He is now independent I will sit as MLA, but may make a decision to join another political party.
Earlier this week, Rustad shared a social media post titled "A Clear Case of Hot, Hotter…Hoodwinked," in which "the case that CO2 is the control knob for global warming" continues to grow by the day. claimed to be weak.
This post points to disproven data.
Important Issues Facing Our State Let us work together to address these issues," BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon said in a statement.
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"Following a pattern of behavior that does not support our caucus team and principles of mutual respect and trust, I MLA John dismissed.The BC Liberal Caucus Rastad will take effect immediately.”
There has been no net warming in Australia in the last decade. And this year, the Great Barrier His Reef is home to more coral than ever recorded. The case that CO2 is the control knob for global temperature is getting weaker by the day. #CelebrateCO2!!https://t.co/xSjeBeb7A8 pic.twitter.com/VDKapADSZu
— Patrick Moore (@EcoSenseNow) 2022 Aug 14, 2014
BC Liberals faced past challenges with outspoken caucus members.
Former MLA Laurie Sloness responds to protests over comments Sloness made in the all-candidate debate during his 2020 state campaign comparing the NDP's free birth control plan to eugenics. and resigned as a BC liberal candidate .
Let me be clear,#ClimateChange is one of the most significant threats facing our future. @bcliberals is strongly committed to substantive climate action& to restore his BC's status as a global leader in climate policy. @JohnRustad4BC is not speaking on behalf of the caucus on this issue.
— Kevin Falcon 🇺🇦 (@KevinFalcon) Aug 17, 2022
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Since becoming BC Liberal leader in February, Falcon has promised that the party's MLA will respect the party's key principles. As with , our caucuses operate on a foundation of mutual respect and trust, where diverse perspectives are encouraged and a source of strength, but without which critical foundations we cannot exist,” Falcon said. Told.
As early as Thursday, the BC NDP sent out his release to the press claiming that Rustad regularly questioned the science of climate change.
This spring, Rustad went viral with a tweet saying that action to address climate change is too expensive.
In an NDP press release, in April 2021, Rustad suggested that excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not a pollutant, and in 2019, all It said it criticized the BC NDP law, which requires vehicles to be zero. He falsely states that the state will run out of power.
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