John Rustad (born 1963) is a Canadian member of the Legislative Assembly of the

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. He currently represents the constituency of

Nechako Lakes The Nechako Lakes is an informal term for group of lakes in Northern British Columbia, Canada on the Nechako Plateau. Major lakes in the group are Babine Lake, Francois Lake, Ootsa Lake, Trembleur Lake, Takla Lake and Stuart Lake. "Nechako Lak ...

, which he has held since the 2009 election.John Rustad Official Website
/ref> He was first elected in 2005 representing the riding of

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, which was dissolved in 2009 and replaced by the current Nechako Lakes riding. Rustad was re-elected to represent the riding in 2013 and was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on June 10, 2013 by Premier Christy Clark. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and as a member of the Environment and Land Use Committee, Legislative Review Committee, Treasury Board, Select Standing Committee on Education, Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Select Standing Committee on Health. Rustad was born and raised in Prince George and has lived all of his life in northern B.C. He grew up enjoying fishing and hunting. In 2009, he and his wife Kim moved to

Cluculz Lake Cluculz Lake is a settlement in British Columbia, located 40 km west of Prince George alongside the Yellowhead Highway. The word "Cluculz" is translated Big Whitefish and is based on a story told by local Carrier people of a group who paddle ...

. On August 18, 2022, Rustad was removed from the

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after Rustad suggested online that carbon dioxide emissions were not contributing to climate change.

Electoral record

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