Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attempting to distance his party from a far-right German politician whose views have been condemned as hateful and racist, and who was photographed lunching with three Conservative MPs.
Christine Anderson, a member of the European Parliament with Germany's Alternative für Deutschland party, is on a cross-Canada tour that ends tonight in Montreal.
"Christine Anderson's views are vile and have no place in our politics. The MPs were not aware of this visiting Member of the European Parliament's opinions, and they regret meeting with her," says the statement. "We were not aware of the views or associations of her and her political party. We do not share or endorse her views and strongly condemn any views that are racist or hateful."CBC News has contacted the offices of all three MPs for further comment but they have not yet responded. Carrie tweeted about the meeting on Friday.
"He seems to be a decent guy," she continues. "We need people that actually do think and go back to what democracy's all about and what elected representatives should do.""Mr. Poilievre has never spoken to Christine Anderson, and any suggestion that he has is categorically false," Skamski said in an email.
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