As the BC Conservatives wrestle with yet more candidate problems, leader John Rustad is himself stirring the pot with an appearance on the podcast of controversial psychologist and author Jordan Peterson.
In terms of sheer eyeballs, it’s probably a get for Rustad, who will be able to introduce himself to Peterson’s millions of listeners and social media followers.
But it’s also a risky move. Rustad is going to find himself fielding questions about contentious gender identity and sexuality topics that, provincially, he’s mostly trying to avoid 64 days before an election. His answers will undoubtedly fuel attacks from the other parties that he’s an extremist. Most of Peterson’s followers
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