Far-right German politician Christine Anderson given Calgary ‘white hat’ welcome by supporters
But the idea to present a white hat to the visiting politician wasn’t his.
“It was the ranchers, it was the beef producers, it was the farmers that came to me and they asked me if I would be willing to make this presentation,” Pawlowski told Global News. Anderson spent two days in the southern Alberta city as part of a national tour, and also visited a local church.Prior to her 2019 election to the European Parliament, German online magazine, known for its anti-Islam and anti-immigration stance.
She is also a member of the right-wing populist political party Alternative für Deutschland or Alternative for Germany .Anderson often spouts conspiracy theories about things like COVID-19 vaccines and the World Economic Forum, in addition to the xenophobic messaging. She was also a vocal supporter of the so-called ‘freedom convoy’ that shut down international border crossings and Canada’s capital. Videos of Anderson rebuking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his March 2022 visit to the European Parliament were widely shared in Canadian right wing social media spheres.
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