• Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca
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    28 days ago

    Quick List from the article:

    1. Bruce Banman, who crossed the floor from BC United after refusing to denounce the freedom convoy, has previously stated that “motherhood begins at conception.”

    2. Bryan Tepper, candidate for Surrey-Panorama, shared a meme saying January 6 “was a lie.”

    3. 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.”

    4. 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.

    5. 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.

    6. Lorne Doerkson, voted to repeal BC’s Human Rights Code, abolish the Human Rights Tribunal and terminate the BC Human Rights Commissioner.

  • DeadEndLink@lemmy.ca
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    28 days ago

    I almost believe they are running circus candidates just to keep the right leaning NDP centrists in charge.

  • wampus@lemmy.ca
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    28 days ago

    Funny how running a race against an interim leader makes it so you can’t really focus your ‘attack’ on the leader so easily.

    75% chance the cons win at the moment…