John Rustad says he expects a spirit of defiance and for free speech to reign in his British Columbia Conservative Party caucus 91裸聊视频� even if it involves pitting team members against each other, including himself.

But he said there91裸聊视频檚 no rift in the upstart party, despite differences about its core values that have publicly played out in the aftermath of Vancouver Police Board member Comfort Sakoma-Fadugba91裸聊视频檚 resignation last month.

Conservative public safety critic Elenore Sturko had endorsed Sakoma-Fadugba91裸聊视频檚 exit over social media posts about multiculturalism and gender, while 13 fellow MLAs called on Sturko to make a written apology and meet Sakoma-Fadugba, citing an opposition to 91裸聊视频渃ancel culture.91裸聊视频�

They called for the matter to be discussed at a caucus meeting.

That meeting of the 44-member caucus was held behind closed doors at the legislature on Tuesday and while Rustad wouldn91裸聊视频檛 talk about the agenda, he said members were free to speak their minds.

91裸聊视频淭hey have the right to say things,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hey have the right to bring forward issues and I look forward to discussions. I look at it from the perspective (that) the NDP would be whipping everybody. They would make sure that they all say the same thing.91裸聊视频�

Sturko has refused to meet Sakoma-Fadugba and said she stands by her views, which her caucus opponents91裸聊视频� letter said 91裸聊视频渃alled into question our (party91裸聊视频檚) commitment to the core values shared by Conservatives.91裸聊视频�

Rustad said in a social media post late Monday that he met Sakoma-Fadugba, and she was a 91裸聊视频渨onderful91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频減roudly Christian91裸聊视频� person who shouldn91裸聊视频檛 have been asked to quit. He said Sturko should meet her too.

Sturko said her boss didn91裸聊视频檛 tell her in advance about the post, and she had no intention of meeting Sakoma-Fadugba. But she said before attending the caucus meeting that Rustad had been clear 91裸聊视频渢hat he respects that different people will have different points of view and that he values free speech, particularly of MLAs.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 certainly appreciate that and I don91裸聊视频檛 feel uncomfortable at all expressing my point of view,91裸聊视频� said the former RCMP officer. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 have any plans to change my position at all.91裸聊视频�

Rustad said that was fine by him. 91裸聊视频淲e don91裸聊视频檛 whip our people,91裸聊视频� said Rustad. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 completely up to her.91裸聊视频�

Sturko91裸聊视频檚 defection from the BC United party to the B.C. Conservatives ahead of the fall election had been a pivotal moment for the party and Rustad91裸聊视频檚 efforts to create what he called a 91裸聊视频渂ig tent91裸聊视频� party.

But 91裸聊视频済rowing pain91裸聊视频� had been exposed by the various responses to Sakoma-Fadugba91裸聊视频檚 exit from the police board, Sturko said.

91裸聊视频淚 joined this party to work side by side with John and I intend to do that,91裸聊视频� said Sturko. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going to continue our discussions behind closed doors of caucus and I have no trepidations or hard feelings against the members I91裸聊视频檓 working with.91裸聊视频�

Sakoma-Fadugba91裸聊视频檚 posts on Instagram had included remarks about the impact of multiculturalism on 91裸聊视频淐anadian values.91裸聊视频�

In a video posted on social media Monday, Sakoma-Fadugba said she had been 91裸聊视频渇orced to resign91裸聊视频� for advocating what she called 91裸聊视频渃ivic nationalism, respect for Canadian heritage and parental rights.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he exclusion of Christians should not be the price we pay for multiculturalism,91裸聊视频� she added, saying she wanted to 91裸聊视频渕ake Canada Canadian again.91裸聊视频�

She said B.C. and federal Conservatives 91裸聊视频渕ust stand with us,91裸聊视频� referring to what she called a 91裸聊视频渟ilent majority.91裸聊视频�

The 13 MLAs who had sought an apology from Sturko, in a letter first reported by broadcaster Jas Johal, had little to say but some appeared in high spirits after the caucus meeting.

Sturko said she wished the differences in the caucus had played out 91裸聊视频渁s a private conversation.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 sure now, in hindsight, many of my colleagues feel the same way,91裸聊视频� she said.

The caucus meeting ended with smiles in a group photo on the legislature steps.