On the first weekday of the official campaign period, the New Democrats went on the offensive against the BC Conservatives with an eyebrow-raising YouTube video the leader refused to discuss.
On Monday morning, the BC NDP sent journalists a press release sharing the video excerpt of Rustad discussing the “so-called vaccine” against COVID-19 and said that as he spoke with Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, he “started to realize that it wasn’t so much about trying to get herd immunity or trying to stop the spread, it was more around shaping opinion and control on the population.”
Four reporters asked Rustad six different questions at a press conference he organized to discuss a proposed new housing rebate, overshadowing the policy announcement.
Rustad kept insisting it was an NDP strategy “to distract away from the real issues,” and kept trying to turn the discussion to affordability and health care. He evaded questions about whether he believes in vaccine science, …