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  • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOP
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    3 hours ago
    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. Saud municipal politicians should be “hanged”
    6. 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
    7. Joachim Agou, calling for violence against pro-Palestinian protesters and calling Pakistan a ‘shithole.’
    8. 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.