‘There have been statements made by Conservative candidates that are truly disturbing, racist, dehumanizing, homophobic and conspiratorial’, Green Leader Sonia Furstenau told reporters
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, centre right, answer questions from media after providing a statement in Victoria on Oct. 23, alongside Deputy Leader Dr. Lisa Gunderson, left, and MLAs elect Rob Botterell, centre left, and Jeremy Valeriote.
Green Leader Sonia Furstenau, who lost her bid for a seat in Victoria-Beacon Hill, will nonetheless stay on at her party’s helm. On Wednesday, at her first news conference since the election, she said she spoke with NDP Leader David Eby that morning, though she would not disclose what was discussed.that are truly disturbing, racist, dehumanizing, homophobic and conspiratorial,” she told reporters.
Under the scenario of an NDP minority, Mr. Rustad said his party would explore every possibility to “bring them down as quickly as possible,” including forcing another election. Brent Chapman, for instance, had described Palestinian children in a 2015 Facebook post as “little inbred, walking, talking, breathing time bombs, figuratively and literally.” In a 2017 post, he questioned whether the mass shootings at the Quebec City mosque, Sandy Hook Elementary and Pulse nightclub in Orlando really happened. Mr. Chapman was elected in South Surrey.
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