On Friday morning news was quickly lighting up the X-verse that efforts to broker merger talks between BC United and the Conservative Party of BC had been scattered like hundreds of sharp tacks.

Conservative Leader John Rustad, riding high on strong Question Period performances for a caucus of two, torpedoed unification talks among BC’s centre-right political parties.

The rebrand for the former Liberal party has been a failure{ai:summary}<p>Rumors swirled like smoke in a back alley, as BC United and Conservative Party of BC merger plans went up in flames. John Rustad's strong stance blew the deal out of the water. #politics</p>

Ryan Painter: BC Conservatives have zero reason to merge with BC United

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