Today, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad fired me from my position as Comms Officer with the Conservative Party of BC Caucus. It was because of a tweet.
I am a mother of two young children, and I am 32 weeks pregnant — I was about to go on maternity leave.
I had been an elected board member with the party since 2022. It’s very sad that it ended up this way.
Today, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad fired me from my position as Comms Officer with the Conservative Party of BC Caucus. It was because of this tweet.
I am a mother of two young children, and I am 32 weeks pregnant — I was about to go on maternity leave.
More to come. pic.twitter.com/V7y2N9brHq
— Lindsay Shepherd (@NewWorldHominin) October 1, 2025

Rustad is so spineless he could be an Evangelical pastor.