BC Conservative Leader John Rustad better hope he can flip at least two ridings in the weekend recount to get his shot at a slim majority government, because it’s clear BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau wants no part in helping him or his party whatsoever.

Furstenau made the blunt admission in a press conference Wednesday.

“There have been comments made by Conservative candidates that are truly disturbing, dehumanizing, homophobic and conspiratorial,” she said at a media event at the Green campaign headquarters in downtown Victoria.

“Some of these candidates have been elected. And I have yet to see a satisfactory response from John Rustad around this.”

It’s not clear what kind of response Furstenau expects from Rustad, but the suggestion appears to be that he eject candidates from his party who don’t meet her standards.

Not likely, said Rustad.

His party picked up 888,630 votes, 43.6 per cent of the popular vote and 45 seats in preliminary results. That’s five times as many votes as the Greens, five times the popular vote and 22 times the seats. Plus, Rustad won his........

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