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Fate of OneBC party uncertain after MLA Dallas Brodie 'removed' as leader
Since I was elected as an MLA and since I became the interim leader of OneBC, my commitment has always been to my constituents, to the party members, and to all British Columbians.
My values haven't changed. My vision for BC hasn't changed. My policy positions haven't changed.
My team and I worked very hard; I couldn't have done this alone. For months, I've been raising concerns with my then Chief of Staff, Tim Thielmann, and Interim Executive Director of the party, Paul Ratchford, about a staffer, Othman Mekhloufi. New information was brought to my attention a week ago about values Othman Mekhloufi has expressed publicly, online and offline, that are absolutely incompatible with my personal and OneBC values.
This last week instead of removing Othman from the OneBC caucus team, which I had verbally requested 3 times by that point, Tim Thielmann decided to terminate a different member of the team for raising issues about Othman. This was a clear attempt to censor all conversation about an employee Tim Thielmann and Paul Ratchford were uniquely protective of.
After the wrongful termination of the other team member and in light of new information about Othman’s activities that was shared with the executive team, I sent a written demand that OM be removed from any position with my caucus and the party.
Tim Thielmann and Paul Ratchford deliberately subverted the order to remove Othman by carrying out his termination on caucus side while simultaneously hiring him onto the party side of OneBC.
There was clearly more going on than I had previously been aware of. I pulled on a thread that seemed to risk unravelling something that Tim Thielmann and Paul Ratchford did not want to be touched. 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.
To call this unethical would be an understatement, and the exact reason many people give up on politics, and the type of behaviour I got into politics to oppose.
I understand that many people are worried, frustrated, and disappointed. I want to assure you that my values, my visions and policies are unchanged, and I am as committed as ever to upholding them and to fighting for excellence and prosperity of British Columbia."
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