The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 BC Conservative Leader says his party would kill ‘nonsense’ plans for new protected areas https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-conservatives-rustad-protected-areas/ Fri, 17 May 2024 15:46:42 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=107122 As the BC Conservatives surge in the polls, party leader John Rustad — kicked out of the BC Liberal caucus for promoting a tweet spreading misinformation about climate change — says he would scrap the province’s pledge to create new conserved areas Shannon Waters News B.C. B.C. election 2024 biodiversity Indigenous protected areas John Rustad protected areas Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal an illustration of BC Conservative leader John Rustad