Elenore Sturko booted from Conservative caucus after Rustad survives leadership review

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Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko will sit as an Independent after leader John Rustad kicked her out of the Conservative caucus. Her ousting came just ahead of the first caucus meeting since Rustad survived a leadership review. The results released earlier on Monday showed close to 71 per cent of party members who voted in ridings across the province approved of Rustad staying on as leader. Tara Armstrong, MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream and Peace River North MLA Jordan Kealy announced they would be leaving in solidarity. “Now, we’re witnessing the fallout again, with yet another caucus member caught in the storm,” said Armstrong in a statement.