Almost 200 pages of research on the B.C. Conservative Party, which sources within BC United confirm were compiled by their party before it dropped out of the British Columbia election campaign to support its former rival, have come back to haunt the new alliance.

The New Democrats are using the leaked documents to depict B.C. Conservative candidates as supporters of what they call 香蕉视频直播渃rackpot香蕉视频直播� conspiracy theories, including that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol involved 香蕉视频直播渁ntifa香蕉视频直播� in disguise.

Two BC United members, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Saturday the documents were the result of research compiled by the party before the election campaign, but denied being sources of the leak.

They said the research was handed over to the B.C. Conservatives as part of last month香蕉视频直播檚 deal to suspend United香蕉视频直播檚 campaign in hopes of avoiding a centre-right vote split.

One of the members suggested the Conservatives themselves could be the source of the leak in an attempt to 香蕉视频直播渞ip off the Band-Aid,香蕉视频直播� and one of the sources said up to eight people within BC United had access to the research.

The release of the leaked research triggered an exchange of pointed letters between the Conservative and New Democrat leaders, with the NDP香蕉视频直播檚 David Eby demanding John Rustad drop seven of his Tory candidates before Saturday香蕉视频直播檚 nomination deadline. Rustad countered by calling on Eby to support a potential conflict of interest investigation involving Ravi Kahlon, the province香蕉视频直播檚 most recent housing minister.

When asked by a reporter about the leaked documents during a campaign stop Saturday, Rustad said he is confident about his party香蕉视频直播檚 slate of candidates and the legislature is in need of 香蕉视频直播渇resh people香蕉视频直播� who are willing to 香蕉视频直播渟tand up, say things and be themselves.香蕉视频直播�

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Eby香蕉视频直播檚 letter to Rustad called on the B.C. Conservatives to drop seven candidates he said 香蕉视频直播減ublicly endorsed anti-democratic conspiracy theories香蕉视频直播� and made statements involving bigoted and sexist views.

The letter to Rustad named seven B.C. Conservative candidates: Chris Sankey, North Coast-Haida Gwaii John Koury, Cowichan Valley Bryan Tepper, Surrey-Panorama Harman Bhangu, Langley-Abbotsford Sharon Hartwell, Bulkley Valley-Stikine Sheldon Clare, Prince George-North Cariboo and Bryan Breguet, Vancouver-Langara.

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Rustad said Eby香蕉视频直播檚 team, in turn, has done more harm to the province through improper management of the economy and public safety.

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Rustad香蕉视频直播檚 letter to Eby urged the NDP Leader to investigate Kahlon, the Delta North NDP candidate, on whether a company owned by Kahlon香蕉视频直播檚 brother applied for provincial permits while Kahlon was minister.

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A message from the NDP campaign said Kahlon has disclosed his brother香蕉视频直播檚 ownership of the company in question to the B.C. Conflict of Interest Commissioner 香蕉视频直播渓ong ago,香蕉视频直播� and the former housing minister 香蕉视频直播渉as no stakes香蕉视频直播� in his brother香蕉视频直播檚 company.

The BC United documents on the Conservative candidates were first publicly released by radio host and former BC United MLA Jas Johal on Thursday.

Portions were then shared by NDP candidate Ravi Parmar on social media platform X on Friday, and distributed by the NDP communications team in a short document titled 香蕉视频直播淏C Conservative MAGA conspiracies.香蕉视频直播�

The accompanying NDP news release said: 香蕉视频直播淩ustad香蕉视频直播檚 candidates are openly endorsing crackpot MAGA conspiracies.香蕉视频直播�

The file uploaded to document-sharing site Scribd by Johal is 199 pages long and cites hundreds of social media posts by B.C. Conservative candidates.

It also includes material about Rustad that has already been highlighted by the NDP, including a speech in May last year in which he said children should not be expected to 香蕉视频直播渆at bugs.香蕉视频直播�

Eby said at a Friday campaign appearance in Cumberland, B.C., that Rustad and his team were 香蕉视频直播渇ocused on bizarre internet conspiracy theories 香蕉视频直播� vaccines are a hoax, the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax, kids are being forced to eat bugs.香蕉视频直播�

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Kahlon said in an interview Friday that he is calling on Rustad to drop the candidates named in the BC United document ahead of Saturday香蕉视频直播檚 nomination deadline.

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Kahlon said he香蕉视频直播檚 sure 香蕉视频直播渆veryone香蕉视频直播� has someone in their life who has fallen down those 香蕉视频直播渞abbit holes香蕉视频直播� online and 香蕉视频直播渃ome out saying weird things,香蕉视频直播� but people should ask themselves whether they want a premier who shares those views.

香蕉视频直播淭hese are people who are making important health decisions, important decisions about our environment, making decisions about where housing will be built, if it will be built at all, and so we want people who haven香蕉视频直播檛 fallen down this rabbit hole of conspiracy theories leading the province,香蕉视频直播� said Kahlon.

He said the NDP was alerted to the various tweets after they were shared by Johal on social media.

The party previously highlighted comments by Rustad in June in which he said he regretted getting the 香蕉视频直播渟o-called vaccine香蕉视频直播� against COVID-19, and that vaccine mandates were 香蕉视频直播渘ot so much香蕉视频直播� about achieving herd immunity or stopping the spread of the disease as they were about 香蕉视频直播渟haping opinion and control of the population.香蕉视频直播�

Rustad said this week he regretted getting vaccinated because he developed heart problems after his second shot, and when he went for his third he wasn香蕉视频直播檛 asked about it.