- Bruce Banman, who crossed the floor from BC United after refusing to denounce the freedom convoy, has previously stated that “motherhood begins at conception.”
- Bryan Tepper, candidate for Surrey-Panorama, shared a meme saying January 6 “was a lie.”
- Rosalyn Birdshared a Rebel Media video from an account called “Anti Woke Canadian” that describes Pride supporters as “groomers” and claims the government wants to “castrate kids.”has also promoted anti-abortion events and publicly declared herself “pro-life.”
- Anna Kindy, candidate for North Island and former BC Conservative health critic donated to the Freedom convoy and participated in far-right, convoy-adjacent rallies outside the BC legislature with a group known for opposing public health measures and promoting far-right conspiracies. She has been featured as a speaker and made multiple appearances at an annual conference featuring key individuals and influencers involved in the Freedom Convoy, Maxime Bernier’s PPC and far-right politics in Canada where she extolled the benefits of natural immunity over “leaky” COVID-19 vaccines.
- Sheldon Clare, candidate for Prince George-North Cariboo, has previously been criticized for his “residential school denialism.” Clare has previously stated that residential schools actually created “opportunities” for Indigenous children. Saud municipal politicians should be “hanged”
- Lorne Doerkson, voted to repeal BC’s Human Rights Code, abolish the Human Rights Tribunal and terminate the BC Human Rights Commissioner. Repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act as his top priority. Refused to elaborate on how he will “stand against hate.”
- Joachim Agou, calling for violence against pro-Palestinian protesters and calling Pakistan a ‘shithole.’
- Mike Hicks, saying “in law, we have to conquer or sign a treaty with the First Nations.”
- Jordan McIntosh of Vancouver-Strathcona, made online comments about Hitler, Holocaust and spouted anti-Semitic remarks.
- Heather Maahs, called Elenore Sturko “immoral” for being gay. Likened the 2SLGBTQ+ community to pedophiles in resurfaced statements.
- Harman Bhangu of Langley Abbotsford. Bhangu put forth an initiative petition to repeal The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in August. 12 Katy Merrifield, called Islam an “abhorrent ideology” reposted a privately funded “Rape Gang Inquiry” report from the leader of the far-right Restore Britain party, Rupert Lowe, about grooming gangs in the United Kingdom, adding “Fuck Islam,” claimed Islam as lesser than other religions. reposted a comment from the former spokesman for the Israeli government, Eylon Levy, where he referred to the chant “Allahu Akbar,” as a “Jihadi war cry.” The post also cautioned Canada not to let “hateful extremism define Canada.” characterized as a “problem,” and decried for being problematic compared to other religions. Doerkson confirmed that she will remain his campaign manager.
Do conservatives ever actually release costed platforms anymore? I can’t remember the last time they did here in Ontario at least
Just another fascist party betting on nationalism and hatred to get them past the finish line … people are dumb tho, usually just momentarily dumb, which is all the dumb these types of parties usually count on
Agreed. The NDP attempting to use the USA boogeyman / nationalism to secure a longer term, for the second time now in two years, is nutty. I mean, Eby got elected on a rallying cry that he needed support to navigate the second Trump term – you can’t expect him to carry that out without asking for a longer term/more money after having failed to deliver anything part way through, can you? Sure, calling an election while their only potential opponents are in disarray, to effectively circumvent the democratic process and force a one-party election is totally out of an authoritarian fascist playbook, but it’s the NDP, so it’s for a good cause, so long as you’re a group that benefits from their programs.
Choosing to take that gamble two years early, when instead they could’ve been putting in progressive legislation (seeing as they had a majority), was a bit greedy, but Canadians’ hate for America at the moment is a great way to get over that finish line. It worked for Doug Ford, might work for Eby too. Stats sites showing a >70% chance of a Conservative majority are clearly wrong – a party with an undefined platform, vague leadership, unclear position on anything due to the disarray noted earlier, couldn’t possibly be ahead of the progressive authoritarian party. I mean the cons these days are practically pro-America, which is the opposite of nationalistic/pro-Canada. Just hold firm, the NDP’s authoritarian, anti-american fear based nationalist campaign will win out in the end, I’m sure.
Knowledge of the full cost to the people would tank their campaign, I’ll bet.
