When BC United staged a news conference in Victoria last week, party officials turned up with a prop 91裸聊视频� a literal tinfoil hat, emblazoned with a B.C. Conservative Party logo and the words 91裸聊视频�5G Resistant Endorsed by John Rustad.91裸聊视频�

On Tuesday, BC United Leader Kevin Falcon followed up by saying the B.C. Conservatives 91裸聊视频渁re at risk of becoming a conspiracy party, not a Conservative party.91裸聊视频�

It91裸聊视频檚 not just the official Opposition taking aim at the political upstarts led by Rustad 91裸聊视频� who was dumped from BC United when it was known as the BC Liberals 91裸聊视频� ahead of the Oct. 19 provincial election.

Last week, Premier David Eby called on Rustad to explain 91裸聊视频渉ow it is that consistently he is putting forward candidates that embrace and promote conspiracy theories.91裸聊视频�

The B.C. Conservatives received less than two per cent of the popular vote in the 2020 provincial election, but now are challenging Eby91裸聊视频檚 New Democrats to possibly form government, far eclipsing BC United in every recent poll.

But the party91裸聊视频檚 expansion hasn91裸聊视频檛 been smooth, with critics highlighting views shared by some of the party91裸聊视频檚 slate of candidates. They have included likening 5G technology to 91裸聊视频済enocide91裸聊视频� and a 91裸聊视频渨eapon,91裸聊视频� and calling Pride participants 91裸聊视频渄egenerates.91裸聊视频�

Political observers anticipate more bumps as the party tries to catch up to its rapid surge in popularity.

Campaign strategist Allie Blades at Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 Mash Strategy, said she expects voters to look more at Rustad as a potential premier and political power broker than at the activity of individual candidates this fall.

91裸聊视频淧eople are voting for the brand of the party and the leader,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淒o you think the leader can make a good premier? Do their (party) values align with mine?91裸聊视频�

Blades, who worked with BC United on the party91裸聊视频檚 rebranding from the BC Liberals, said the Conservatives may experience more 91裸聊视频渉iccups91裸聊视频� in the run-up to the election and during the campaign.

91裸聊视频淏ut for the most part John Rustad91裸聊视频檚 the one who has to stay on course with his key messages,91裸聊视频� she said.

Prof. David Black, a political communications expert at Greater Victoria91裸聊视频檚 Royal Roads University, said the speed at which the Conservatives bolted onto the political scene, coupled with the equally rapid decline of BC United, has become the political story of the past year in B.C.

91裸聊视频淭he Conservatives have gone from being a hobby for a few disgruntled organizers who found the BC Liberals insufficiently conservative to a party that at the very least will form the official opposition and could at best form power, all in the space of a year and a half,91裸聊视频� he said.

The B.C. Conservatives were not immediately available for comment, but Rustad has said previously he wants the party to be a 91裸聊视频渂ig blue tent91裸聊视频� and intends to field a full slate of 93 candidates.

91裸聊视频淲e want to bring everybody together we can to defeat this NDP government in October,91裸聊视频� he said.

One of the candidates helping fill that tent is Rachael Weber in the Prince George-Mackenzie constituency. Weber has previous shared social media content about the 91裸聊视频�5G Genocide.91裸聊视频�

In a 2021 Facebook post she voiced concerns about 91裸聊视频渕icrochips,91裸聊视频� cashless payments and the threat of 91裸聊视频渢otal government dependency / control91裸聊视频� by saying 91裸聊视频渢he anti christ comes before the rapture.91裸聊视频�

Eby91裸聊视频檚 New Democrats last week called her 91裸聊视频渓oopy91裸聊视频� while BC United issued a series of news releases about her 91裸聊视频渨hacky91裸聊视频� remarks.

91裸聊视频淚 think it would be helpful for Rustad to come out and explain why his candidates believe that cellphone towers cause COVID-19 and are genocidal weapons,91裸聊视频� Eby said.

Eby also raised concerns about Bulkley Valley-Stikine candidate Sharon Hartwell who used social media to praise leaders of the 91裸聊视频淔reedom Convoy91裸聊视频� movement, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, who are on trial in Ottawa, accused of mischief, intimidation and counselling others to break the law. Hartwell called them 91裸聊视频渁n inspiration.91裸聊视频�

Among other current and former Conservative candidates raising BC United concerns 91裸聊视频� Paul Ratchford in Vancouver-Point Grey who previously called legislator Elenore Sturko (now a star recruit for the Conservatives) a 91裸聊视频渨oke lesbian91裸聊视频�; Stephen Malthouse, a suspended doctor who was removed as a candidate in Ladysmith-Oceanside after repeatedly saying COVID-19 vaccines were more dangerous than the illness; and Damon Scrase who dropped out as Courtenay-Comox candidate after the emergence of deleted posts in which he called some Pride parade participants 91裸聊视频渄egenerates.91裸聊视频�

Veteran B.C. United MLA Mike Bernier, who represents the deeply Conservative Peace River South riding in the Dawson Creek area, said Rustad91裸聊视频檚 concept of a big tent appears to be an open door to people with extremist views.

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