“Yesterday, MLA Dallas Brodie challenged the Conservative Party of BC caucus to fire her — including ... of the Conservative Party of BC caucus room,” Rustad said in a statement Friday.

The band of far-right rebels supported a budget plan with a massive debt limit hike and a status-quo bill to keep the government open, two things they've long been fiercely against.

Brodie was dumped by Rustad the day after a showdown in the Conservative caucus room in which Rustad said Brodie challenged colleagues to fire her and asked for a vote on her removal before ...