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There is a great irony in Ms. Brodie, who was cancelled and slandered by John Rustad, turning around and engaging in the cancelling of a 22-year-old staffer because of thousands of shit posts on an anonymous account. Guess what—young politicos engage in all kinds of edgy conversations that average people do not engage in. Some of which I agree with, and some of which I don’t. There is also great irony in how, multiple times, she wanted to fire another young staffer, Wyatt, only to be advised against it by Tim and myself. I now seriously question my advice there, haha. And it is true that, as a senior staff member, and based on what I had seen at the time, I advised her against both firings. She also mused about other firings, which I also did not support. Ultimately, Ms. Brodie chose to fire the 22-year-old staffer and ordered her Chief of Staff, @timthielmann, to do so. Upon receiving the order, that staffer was released within a matter of hours by Mr. Thielmann. And, ultimately, she has the unquestioned authority to do so. In the following days, that staffer resigned his position from the party. Why she has since chosen to use her platform to publicly malign a young man for having “values that are absolutely incompatible with my personal and OneBC values” is uncertain. She had already fired him and driven him from the party, but that wasn’t enough for some reason. She also had the authority to terminate her Chief of Staff, which I would have advised against because he did an amazing job in the role. And I would have advised her to speak with her House Leader, Tara Armstrong, prior to firing her Chief of Staff. Dallas also chose not to do that. I also would have advised against creating a wedge within the team by hosting a staff meeting without inviting the House Leader and Chief of Staff. Again, her authority is unquestioned, though I obviously question the wisdom of the decision. Unfortunately, Ms. Brodie took respectful professional disagreement personally. She viewed differing opinions as “contempt for her leadership,” saying, “I cannot speak to any of you right now.” Seemingly feeling isolated, despite numerous attempts to keep channels of communication open, Ms. Brodie opted to retreat into an echo chamber of sycophants and enablers rather than simply talking through the problem. In the face of a significant test, it was a total failure of leadership. Firing the Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Operations without so much as a phone call to the House Leader is patently absurd. But it didn’t stop there. She also authorized agents to attempt to obtain control of party assets without authorization, including multiple breaches and attempted breaches of the party’s security systems, communications software, and databases. And it was this decision that forced my hand, as a Board member, to put my signature to paper removing her as party leader. Others are welcome to question that decision. It is not one that I wanted to make. It’s worth noting that, at the time of the breach of the party’s communications systems at 12:18 a.m. on December 12 I had no idea as to the source of the hack (internal or external). I’ll also note that my personal financial information is linked to that account, to which I have no access. Communications with Dallas Brodie’s agents regarding the return of that party asset or the removal of my financial information from it have not been replied to. Before concluding this post, I also want to comment on the rather hilarious theories that Ms. Brodie and some of her staff are floating about some grand plan to “make deals.” Ms. Brodie says, "Now my team is being told by individuals familiar with the situation that they knew Othman and Paul Ratchford were in contact with the BC Conservatives executive team, without our knowledge, to pass information and make deals.” This is really funny. The “deals” are news to me; I’d love to know more detail about this. If you are reading this, please ask them for the details. At the end of the day, multiple things can be true at the same time. Dallas has done a lot of great work championing critical issues for this province. For example, her work on: -25% across the board tax cuts -Suspending immigration -Ending land acknowledgements -Revealing the truth on Kamloops -Ending DEI -The Documentary Making a Killing And many other items. And I thank her for her contribution to the province in that respect. Many view her as a hero who provided them hope. Understandable. It is a Greek tragedy in many ways. Dallas has made some MASSIVE mistakes recently and demonstrated a complete failure of leadership and professionalism. And the words mistake and lack of professionalism are too soft to describe the seriousness of authorizing agents to attempt to obtain control of party assets without authorization, including multiple breaches and attempted breaches. At the end of the day, amidst all the noise, I hope that everyone can remember our adversaries are not each other. So much of the work that OneBC has done has been incredible. One law for all. OneBC. Built, not stolen. Zero. Prosperity for all. And so much more. I stand by that work, am proud of it, and share your disappointment at where we find ourselves today. As always, I put British Columbia first; it is my home, and I’ll continue to work for a better future here for as long as I am able. What that looks like is uncertain at the moment. Sincerely, Paul Ratchford Executive Director

Rustad is out. No guarantee he’s accepted his fate mind you. Incapacitation! Unbelievable. When you stay in denial for 7 months as leader, the drip, drip, drip, eventually turns into a tsunami one day. #bcpoli #cdnpoli