Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Aug 28, 2024

[thread 1/x] British Columbia political sewer 🚽 🪠
2/x https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113867083555164801

BC United suspends campaign amid surging support for BC Conservatives
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-united-to-suspend-campaign-amid-surge-in-support-for-bc-conservatives-sources-1.7017556

#Canada #BritishColumbia #CanPol #BCpol
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #AnthonyKoch #AishaEstey
#Trumpism #protofascism
#Poilievre #ConservativeParty #populism #duplicity
#whiteSupremacism #racism #FarRight #xenophobia #SystemicRacism
#ChristianRight #antiLGBT #transphobia #ParentalRightsMovement
#Christofascism #transgenocide

BC United to suspend campaign amid surge in support for BC Conservatives: sources

The party that currently forms B.C.'s official Opposition will suspend its campaign and won't run any candidates in the upcoming provincial election, sources tell CTV news.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Aug 28, 2024

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad Not Aw Shucks Guy He Bills Himself As
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113006024737921943

[Canada] B.C. Conservative leader meets Jordan Peterson, praises Freedom Convoy accused
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112968510846662033

Checked: B.C. Conservatives Claims about Trans People
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112989524182396653

#Canada #BritishColumbia #BCUnited #BCLiberals #BCconservatives #conservatism #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #SOGI #FarRight #homophobia #transphobia #disinformation #JordanPeterson #JoeRogan #ChristianRight

Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Aug 28, 2024

B.C. United suspends campaign to merge w. B.C. Conservatives
Under Leader John Rustad B.C. Conservatives climbing in polls & raking in donations
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-united-suspends-campaign-to-merge-with-b-c-conservatives-1.7307302

* move intended to unite right-of-centre [i.e. far-right; Christian right] vote ahead of 2024-Oct-19th B.C. provincial election

#Canada #BritishColumbia #BCUnited #BCLiberals

#BCconservatives #conservatism #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #SOGI

#FarRight #homophobia #transphobia #disinformation #JordanPeterson #JoeRogan #ChristianRight

B.C. United suspends campaign to join forces with B.C. Conservative Party | CBC News

The B.C. United Party is suspending its campaign to join forces with the surging Conservative Party of B.C. in a move intended to unite the right-of-centre vote ahead of the October 19th provincial election.

CBC
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Aug 28, 2024

Re: [2024-Aug-28] B.C. United suspends campaign to merge w. B.C. Conservatives

Literally 4 months ago:

[2024-Apr-13] B.C. Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon 🤔
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-liberal-party-name-change-to-bc-united-builds-bridges-to-the-future-falcon-1.6353924

* new name/branding for political party once led by premiers Gordon Campbell & Christy Clark
* "What an incredible moment" Kevin Falcon told party members

Stupid name, btw ... 💩 ⚽️

#Canada #BritishColumbia #BCUnited #BCLiberals #KevinFalcon #BCpolitics #ineptitude

B.C. Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon

Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon lowered the curtain on the British Columbia Liberal Party Wednesday, ushering in BC United, a new name and branding for the political party once led by premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.

Vancouver Island
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Aug 30, 2024

Freedom Convoy Donor List incl. Candidates for John Rustad’s BC Conservatives
One candidate was headline speaker at convoy conference with BC Conservative leader Rustad
https://pressprogress.ca/freedom-convoy-donor-list-includes-names-of-several-candidates-for-john-rustads-bc-conservatives

Canada convoy protest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest
John Rustad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rustad

Canadian Far-Right Convoy to Save the Children
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110834884648022953

Convoy org. try to quash $300M lawsuit
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110798517195711411

#Canada #conservatism #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #FarRight #ChristianRight #FreedomConvoy

Freedom Convoy Donor List Includes Names of Several Candidates for John Rustad’s BC Conservatives

One BC Conservative candidate was a headline speaker at a convoy conference alongside BC Conservative leader John Rustad

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 3, 2024

B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in Jordan Peterson interview
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-conservative-leader-outlines-views-on-energy-education-in-jordan-peterson-interview-1.7023336

* John Rustad: B.C. needs conversation about nuclear power, review educational materials wh. he says indoctrinate children
* wants to elim. carbon tax wh. he says taxes people into poverty in vain attempt to change weather

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #BCunited #BCliberals #JordanPeterson #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #PseudoIntellectualism #disinformation

B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in Jordan Peterson interview

B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says British Columbia needs to have a 'conversation' about nuclear power playing a role in the province's energy future, and review educational materials that he says are designed for "indoctrination" of children.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 5, 2024

Right’s War on Media Comes to British Columbia
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/09/05/Right-War-Media-Comes-BC

* Premier David Eby (NDP) said Rustad committed to ban books on climate science f. our classrooms
* BC Conservatives' Anthony Koch asked to comment
* no answer to simple/legitimate question
* just insults on X/Twitter - known for unfounded/bitter attacks

#InvestigativeJournalism #Tyee #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #Poilievre #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #Xcorp #Twitter

The Right’s War on Media Comes to BC | The Tyee

A Tyee reporter asked a simple question. Rustad’s Conservatives attacked.

The Tyee
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 5, 2024

6 Things to Know about Rustad’s Chat w. Jordan Peterson
BC Conservative leader discussed distrust of climate science/other topics w. viral right-wing personality
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/05/Six-Things-Rustad-Chat-Jordan-Peterson

B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy/education in Jordan Peterson interview
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113074391811061384

#education #ClimateChange #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #antiLGBT #transphobia #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #PseudoIntellectualism #disinformation

Six Things to Know about Rustad’s Chat with Jordan Peterson | The Tyee

The BC Conservative leader discussed his distrust of climate science and other topics with the viral right-wing personality.

The Tyee
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 5, 2024

Populist rhetoric

BC Conservatives cry lawlessness after Vancouver stranger attacks
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-conservatives-decry-lawlessness-after-gruesome-vancouver-stranger-attacks-1.7026421

Facts:
* random attack: Vancouver is safe
* crime/violent crime/unprovoked stranger attacks trending down
* VPD chief: Vancouver is not dying, Vancouver is not dead, Vancouver is not unsafe. That's all hyperbole, and it's not actually factual

Chip Wilson | Ken Sim | ABC Vancouver
Demonization, criminalization of homelessness
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110873929767684022

#conservatism #Vancouver #BC

BC Conservatives decry 'lawlessness ' after gruesome Vancouver stranger attacks

After two grisly stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver, members of the BC Conservatives were quick to decry the crimes as the most recent example of the lawlessness and violence plaguing the city – directly contradicting statistics and assurances to the contrary provided by the chief of police.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 6, 2024

Update:

Man charged with murder after deadly Vancouver stranger attacks
The suspect in an Vancouver 'unprovoked stranger attack' that left one man dead and another with his hand cut off has been charged
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/man-charged-after-deadly-vancouver-stranger-attacks-9480580

* random attack by mentally ill person

#Vancouver #BritishColumbia #VPD #ViolentCrime #populism #BCconservatives #JohnRustad

Man charged with murder after deadly Vancouver stranger attacks

The suspect in an Vancouver 'unprovoked stranger attack' that left one man dead and another with his hand cut off has been charged.

Vancouver Is Awesome
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 6, 2024

Climate Denier John Rustad Now Major Player in British Columbia 2024-Oct Election
https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/05/climate-denier-john-rustad-is-now-a-major-player-in-bcs-october-election

* BC United (Liberals) party imploded
* leader of Conservative Party of BC John Rustad no longer fringe player
* fast-approaching provincial election
* Rustad’s fringe ideas, shared on Jordan Peterson’s podcast, condemned by Indigenous grps
* expressed incredulity that people worry about carbon emissions

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #ClimateDenial #FarRight #disinformation

Climate Denier John Rustad Is Now a Major Player in BC’s October Election

The BC Conservative leader’s fringe ideas — shared on Jordan Peterson’s podcast — have earned condemnation from Indigenous groups.

DeSmog
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 9, 2024

Russian Disinformation/Right-Wing Influencers
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113108176086366850

BC Conservative exec Angelo Isidorou; Lauren Southern
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113108176086366850

Lauren Southern
* Cdn alt-right political activist/propagandist/commentator/transphobe/wh. nationalist
* Great Replacement/white genocide conspiracy theories

Angelo Isidorou
* billionaire-backed Vancouver is Dying homelessness/addiction-demonizing copaganda film

#LaurenSouthern #AngeloIsidorou #FarRight #antiLGBT #JohnRustad #BCconservatives

Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 9, 2024

Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson & Project 2025
Canadian influencer, U.S. religious right allies want people to see climate action as pseudo-religion
https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/09/inside-the-anti-climate-culture-war-led-by-jordan-peterson-and-project-2025

Comment: so many intersections that combinatorially appear, du jour:

#conservatism #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #JoeRogan #Poilievre #populism #ConspiracyTheories #ClimateChangeDenial #disinformation #libertariaianism #FarRight #ChristianRight #antiLGBT #transphobia #Project2025 #theocracy

Inside the Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson and Project 2025

The Canadian influencer Jordan Peterson and his allies in the U.S. religious right want people to see climate action as a ‘pseudo-religion.’

DeSmog
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 10, 2024

BC United leaks extremism file on B.C. Conservative director Angelo Isidorou
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-united-sources-leak-extremism-file-on-b-c-conservative-director-1.7031235

Comment: Isidorou was the producer of the Chip Wilson (billionaire: Pacific Prosperity Network; Take Back Alberta far-right political funder)-backed "Vancouver is Dying" copaganda film that demonized the homelessness and addiction treatment services (safe injection / harm reduction)

#LaurenSouthern #AngeloIsidorou #FarRight #antiLGBT #JohnRustad #BCconservatives #ChipWilson #TBA #billionaires

BC United sources leak 'extremism' file on B.C. Conservative director

Sources in the Official Opposition BC United party have leaked a file on the "extremism" of the B.C. Conservatives' executive director, Angelo Isidorou, less than two weeks after the parties' leaders announced a deal to work together.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 10, 2024

John Rustad Is Old-School Climate Change Denier
It’s ‘real’ but not really real, he says - certainly not the fault of humans
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/10/John-Rustad-Old-School-Climate-Change-Denier

#conservatism #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #JoeRogan #Poilievre #populism #ConspiracyTheories #ClimateChangeDenial #disinformation #libertariaianism #FarRight #ChristianRight #antiLGBT #transphobia #Project2025 #theocracy

John Rustad Is an Old-School Climate Change Denier | The Tyee

It’s ‘real’ but not really real, he says. And certainly not the fault of humans. Our latest BC election Logic Check.

The Tyee
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 12, 2024

Unpacking Rustad’s Pledge to Review British Columbia’s Textbooks
Educators/advocates ready for a fight
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/12/Unpacking-Rustad-Pledge-Review-BC-Textbooks

* proposing to review B.C. school books to ensure they’re "neutral" - By whose standards?
* pending election: statistical tie w. Premier David Eby’s incumbent BC NDP

#Canada #BritishColumbia #BCUnited #BCLiberals #BCconservatives #conservatism #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #SOGI #FarRight #populism #disinformation #ChristianRight #ParentalRightsMovement #BookBans #censorship

Unpacking Rustad’s Pledge to Review BC’s Textbooks | The Tyee

Educators and advocates are ready for a fight. It’s one they’ve won before.

The Tyee
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 25, 2024

Far-Right Content on BC Conservatives Social Media
White nationalism; far-right German politician’s speech
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/25/Troubling-Far-Right-Content-BC-Conservatives

Lindsay Shepherd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Shepherd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Shepherd

#BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #LindsayShepherd #populism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheorists

#racism #SystemicRacism #StructuralViolence #WhiteSupremacism #WhiteNationalism

#discrimination #antiLGBT #SOGI #ParentalRightsMovement #BookBans #censorship #FarRight #ChristianRight

The Troubling Far-Right Content on BC Conservatives’ Social Media | The Tyee

Candidates have faced criticism for ‘jokes’ about white nationalism and links to a far-right German politician’s speech.

The Tyee
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 25, 2024

[Canada] B.C. Conservatives laser-focused on mining as potential multi-billion revenue source
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-conservatives-laser-focused-on-mining-as-potential-multi-billion-revenue-source-1.7051358

#Canada #BritishColumbia #NaturalResources
#capitalism #libertarianism #corporations #WealthInequality #inflation #WealthTax

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #populism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheorists #racism #SystemicRacism #StructuralViolence #WhiteSupremacism #WhiteNationalism #discrimination #antiLGBT #ParentalRightsMovement #BookBans #censorship #FarRight #ChristianRight

BC Conservatives 'laser-focused' on mining as potential multi-billion revenue source

At a campaign stop in the Interior, the leader of the BC Conservatives heavily promoted the mining industry, pledging reforms he believes would unlock billions of dollars in annual government revenue.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 27, 2024

[Canada] John Rustad Is Threat to First Nations, Threat to Reconciliation’
Indigenous leaders unpack BC Conservative leader’s statements on DRIPA, First Nations title ...
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/27/Rustad-Threat-First-Nations-Reconciliation

Comment. On eve of Sep 30 Truth & Reconciliation Day, it's noted that John Rustad was minister of Aboriginal relations & reconciliation under BC Liberals so he knows better. No issues swapping ethics for votes, apparently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_for_Truth_and_Reconciliation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Canada#Federal_statutory_holidays,_also_observed_in_some_provinces

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad

‘Rustad Is a Threat to First Nations and a Threat to Reconciliation’ | The Tyee

Indigenous leaders unpack the BC Conservative leader’s statements on DRIPA, First Nations title and more.

The Tyee
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 28, 2024

[Canada:BC] Leaked Dossier Reveals 200 Pages of Conspiracies & Controversial Statements f. John Rustad’s BC Conservative Candidates
Opposition research raises new questions about far-right extremism w.i. BC Conservative Party
https://pressprogress.ca/leaked-dossier-reveals-200-pages-of-conspiracies-and-controversial-statements-from-john-rustads-bc-conservative-candidates

NDP uses BC United research to attack crackpot BC Conservatives
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/ndp-uses-bc-united-research-to-mount-attacks-on-crackpot-b-c-conservatives-1.7055991

#BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #FarRight #disinformation #ChristianRight #censorship #ConspiracyTheorists #SystemicRacism #transphobia

Leaked Dossier Reveals 200 Pages of Conspiracies and Controversial Statements From John Rustad’s BC Conservati

BC United Party’s oppo research dossier raises new questions about far-right extremism inside the BC Conservative Party

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 28, 2024

Comment: exemplar, negative political/social effect of hucksters like John Rustad on progressive politicians (David Eby)
* ditto federal level: huckster Pierre Poilievre viz-a-viz Justin Trudeau

Critics say overdose crisis politicized in BC election
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/critics-see-drug-debate-tainted-by-politicization-in-b-c-election-campaign-1.7055809

* NDP would open "secure facilities" for involuntary care for people w. severe drug addiction or mental health problems
* policy unity with rival B.C. Conservatives ahead of fall election

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism

Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open "secure facilities" to provide involuntary care for people with severe drug addiction or mental health problems, it represented a moment of policy unity with the rival B.C. Conservatives ahead of the fall election.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 28, 2024

B.C. voters: your future leadership

BC Conservative Candidate Mike Harris Blames Staff for Video Claiming Hairdryers Can Cure COVID-19
Video on BC Conservative candidate’s LinkedIn profile claimed blowing hairdryer up your nose can “kill” COVID-19 virus
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-candidate-blames-staff-for-video-claiming-hairdryers-can-cure-covid-19

#Canada #BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #MikeHarris #conservatism #antiLGBT #FarRight #homophobia #transphobia #disinformation #ChristianRight #ConspiracyTheorists #ClimateDenial #pseudoscience

BC Conservative Candidate Blames Staff for Video Claiming Hairdryers Can Cure COVID-19

Video posted on BC Conservative candidate’s professional LinkedIn profile claimed blowing a hairdryer up your nose can “kill” COVID-19 virus

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/rustad-wants-b-c-indigenous-rights-law-repealed-chief-sees-that-as-40-year-setback-1.7056306

Rustad Threat to First Nations, Reconciliation
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113210090439578183

First Nations leader Says BC Conservative Candidate’s Residential School Postings are ‘Outrageous, Disgusting and Very, Very Sad’
https://pressprogress.ca/first-nations-leader-says-bc-conservative-candidates-residential-school-postings-are-outrageous-disgusting-and-very-very-sad

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #populism #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #Indigenous

Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback

British Columbia saw a rare unanimous vote in its legislature in October 2019, when members passed a law adopting the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, setting out standards including free, prior and informed consent for actions affecting them.

British Columbia
Sep 29, 2024 at 4:46pmWeb
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 1, 2024

Where Does Rustad Draw the Line on Toxic Candidates?
After booting 5 of his own he echoes some of them
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/10/01/Where-Rustad-Draw-Line-Toxic-Candidates

* misogynist, anti-LGBTQ views expressed by BC Conservative candidates
* Rustad espouses belief that “climate narrative” conspiracy to reduce global population
* unclear where Rustad draws the line

#BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #FarRight #disinformation #censorship #ConspiracyTheorists #InstitutionalRacism #transphobia #ClimateDenial #populism

Where Does Rustad Draw the Line on Toxic Candidates? | The Tyee

After booting five of his own for weird views, now we know he’s echoed some of them. Time for a Logic Check.

The Tyee
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 2, 2024

[Canada] Drug Policy Experts Say BC Conservatives’ ‘Dehumanizing’ Rhetoric About People Who Use Drugs is Going Too Far
‘They’re eliciting emotional reactions like disgust, fear and anger’
https://pressprogress.ca/drug-policy-experts-say-bc-conservatives-dehumanizing-rhetoric-about-people-who-use-drugs-is-going-too-far

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism #HarmReduction #SafeInjection #poverty
#demonization #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #Poilievre #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation

Drug Policy Experts Say BC Conservatives’ ‘Dehumanizing’ Rhetoric About People Who Use Drugs is Going Too Far

‘They’re eliciting emotional reactions like disgust, fear and anger’

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 2, 2024

[Canada] BC Conservatives Scrub Right-Wing Culture War Policies, Rhetoric f. Website
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-scrub-right-wing-culture-war-policies-rhetoric-from-platform-posted-on-partys-website

* John Rustad/BC Conservatives/proto-fascists
* removed sections on education, law and order, homelessness, drug policy

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism #HarmReduction #SafeInjection #poverty
#demonization #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation

BC Conservatives Scrub Right-Wing Culture War Policies, Rhetoric From Platform Posted on Party’s Website

John Rustad’s BC Conservatives are quietly making edits to their party’s platform in the middle of an election

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 2, 2024

BC Conservatives Threaten Notwithstanding Clause If Courts Rule Involuntary Care Violates Human Rights
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-threaten-use-of-notwithstanding-clause-if-courts-rule-involuntary-care-violates-human-rights

* Rustad threatens to override Charter of Rights & Freedoms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism #HarmReduction #SafeInjection #poverty
#demonization #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #ProtoFascism

BC Conservatives Threaten Use of Notwithstanding Clause If Courts Rule Involuntary Care Violates Human Rights

BC Conservative leader John Rustad is threatening to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms if the courts rule against him

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 7, 2024

Lululemon billionaire / far-right political activist Chip Wilson Denounces BC NDP as Communists
1 day later
BC Conservative Leader John Rustad Accuses BC Premier David Eby of Being a Communist
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113250766674180983

#ChipWilson #Lululemon #billionaires #WealthTax #FarRight #TakeBackAlberta #JohnRustad
#propaganda #VancouverIsDying #homelessness #PovertyIndustrialComplex #discrimination

Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 7, 2024

[Canada] BC Conservative Leader Rustad Suggests Nuremberg-Style COVID-19 Trials
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-leader-john-rustad-suggests-province-would-participate-in-nuremberg-style-covid-19-trials

* Nuremberg 2.0: idea pushed by conspiratorial far-right groups
* prosecute politicians, doctors, others for ‘crimes against humanity’

Revisionism:
Rustad: Nuremberg/Nazi comparisons to COVID-19 measures 'unacceptable'
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/nuremberg-and-nazi-comparisons-to-covid-19-measures-unacceptable-rustad-1.7065088

#PublicHealth #COVID19
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #populism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #ProtoFascism

BC Conservative Leader John Rustad Suggests Province Would Participate in ‘Nuremberg’-Style COVID-19 Trials

‘Nuremberg 2.0’ is an idea being pushed by conspiratorial far-right groups to prosecute politicians, doctors and others for ‘crimes against humanity’

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 9, 2024

Public health consequences of conspiracy theorists John Rustad (B.C.), Danielle Smith (Alberta)

Alberta Drug Czar departing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/marshall-smith-departs-chief-of-staff-alberta-addiction-recovery-1.7346529

* champion: abstinence-based treatment
* foe: harm reduction
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/10/09/Alberta-Drug-Czar-Marshall-Smith-Exits

* recovery model biased against harm reduction
* drug overdose deaths surged 2019+ under M. Smith
* BC Conservatives John Rustad promised to copy Alberta's approach

#BritishColumbia #Alberta #DanielleSmith #JohnRustad #MarshallSmith #PublicHealth #HarmReduction

Danielle Smith's top aide and drug strategy architect to leave government | CBC News

Marshall Smith, a recovered addict himself, led Alberta's strategy away from harm reduction, and has pushed the rest of Canada to follow suit.

CBC
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 9, 2024

23 Metro Vancouver doctors sign letter questioning BC Conservative policies
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/23-doctors-from-metro-vancouver-sign-letter-questioning-b-c-conservative-policies-1.7067035

* concerns about health-care system if John Rustad/Conservatives elected
* essent. that leaders make decisions based on science, best available evidence, rather than pandering to specific subsets of society
* “... we are extremely concerned by John Rustad’s comments on vaccines, undermining public health advice/medical science"

#JohnRustad #BCconservatives #ConspiracyTheorists #antivax #populism

23 doctors from Metro Vancouver sign letter questioning B.C. Conservative policies

An open letter signed by 23 doctors and one nurse practitioner in B.C.’s Lower Mainland highlights their concerns about the potential for cuts to the health-care system if John Rustad’s Conservatives form government after this month’s provincial election.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 9, 2024

BC Conservatives Using 2SLGBTQIA+ Student Supports as Wedge Election Issue, Experts Say
Rustad kicked off the election campaign by stating the SOGI 123 initiative is “too divisive"
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-are-using-2slgbtq-student-supports-as-a-wedge-election-issue-experts-say

Transphobia tactics
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113045722754370894

#BritishColumbia #dickhead #JohnRustad #BCconservatives #transphobia #WedgeTactics #antiLGBT #populism #DivisiveRhetoric #CultureWars #SOGI #conservatism #ConspiracyTheorists #WedgeIssue #FarRight #ChristianRight #discrimination #PublicEducation

BC Conservatives are Using 2SLGBTQ+ Student Supports as a Wedge Election Issue, Experts Say

Rustad kicked off the election campaign by stating the SOGI 123 initiative is “too divisive."

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Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 9, 2024

[Canada] 5 memorable moments from the B.C. leaders' debate
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/5-memorable-moments-from-the-b-c-leaders-debate-1.7067435

* John Rustad's populist policies, conservative ideology attacked (poorly defended)

Party Leaders Trade Barbs in TV Pitch to Voters
Rustad faced criticism re: lack of costed platform
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/09/Party-Leaders-Trade-Barbs-Tv-Pitch-Voters

* costed platform i.e. platform costing (funding accountability): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3642744

#JohnRustad #BCconservatives #antiLGBT #populism #SOGI #conservatism #ConspiracyTheorists #FarRight #CostedPlatform

5 memorable moments from the B.C. leaders' debate

Some sparks flew during Tuesday night’s televised leaders’ debate between David Eby, John Rustad and Sonia Furstenau, as the trio had impassioned conversations about the issues that are on many British Columbians’ minds ahead of election night, including housing, health care, the cost of living and public safety.

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Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 10, 2024

Q. Did John Rustad witness overdose death on way to BC leaders' debate (as he claimed)? A: No. He lied
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/did-john-rustad-witness-an-overdose-death-on-his-way-to-the-b-c-leaders-debate-1.7068490

* BC Emerg. Health Services: no records of any patient events Oct. 8 at location Rustad mentions
* Rustad later on social media: happened at diff. location AND person did not die
* avg 6 people/d dying 2024
* ann. rate of death f. toxic drugs lowest over 3 y

#JohnRustad #BCconservatives #antiLGBT #populism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheorists #FarRight #HarmReduction

Did John Rustad witness an overdose death on his way to the B.C. leaders' debate?

During the campaign, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad has repeatedly said people are "dying on the streets" in the province – and on Tuesday he claimed to have witnessed that very thing in downtown Vancouver while he was on his way to the leaders' debate.

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Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 10, 2024

Rustad changes story on fatal overdose coroner had no record of
B.C. Conservative leader had claimed at televised debate that he saw overdose at Robson and Hornby streets

Q. Did John Rustad witness overdose death on way to BC leaders' debate (as he claimed)? A: No. He lied
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113280770241191148

#JohnRustad #BCconservatives #antiLGBT #populism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheorists #FarRight #HarmReduction

Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 10, 2024

BC Conservative Leader Was ‘Offensive and Insulting’ During BC Election Debate, First Nations Leaders Say
First Nations chiefs take issue with John Rustad’s paternalistic rhetoric and plan to roll back Indigenous rights
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-leader-was-offensive-and-insulting-during-bc-election-debate-first-nations-leaders-say

#JohnRustad #BCconservatives #antiLGBT #populism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheorists #FarRight #HarmReduction #ClimateDenial #FarRight #disinformation #Indigenous #colonialism #TRC #racism #SystemicRacism #StructuralViolence #conservatism #ChristianRight

BC Conservative Leader Was ‘Offensive and Insulting’ During BC Election Debate, First Nations Leaders Say

First Nations chiefs take issue with John Rustad’s paternalistic rhetoric and plan to roll back Indigenous rights

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Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 11, 2024

BC Conservatives Under Fire Over Spokesperson Known for Insults, Slurs, Online Abuse
Anthony Koch repeatedly made misogynistic, divisive, & inflammatory remarks, targeting Muslims, Sikhs & women of color
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-under-fire-over-spokesperson-known-for-insults-slurs-and-online-abuse

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #AnthonyKoch #conservatism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #ProtoFascism #populism #racism #misogyny #poverty #demonization #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence #deception

BC Conservatives Under Fire Over Spokesperson Known for Insults, Slurs and Online Abuse

Groups pen open letter calling for action against a BC Conservative spokesperson for “targeting Muslims, Sikhs and women of colour”

PressProgress
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 11, 2024

A convenient distraction: Is racist messaging being used in BC provincial election?
https://www.policynote.ca/racial-equity

Comment: yes, it's the far right play book/wedge tactic/noise (distraction) ...

BC Conservatives Under Fire Over Spokesperson Known for Insults/Slurs/Online Abuse
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113286391578480947

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #AnthonyKoch #conservatism #antiLGBT #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #populism #misogyny #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence

A convenient distraction: Is racist messaging being used in BC’s provincial election?

Ever since the economy started to slow down, the political discourse in BC has shifted dramatically. Immigrants and international students are blamed for the housing crisis and for driving down wages; people experiencing homelessness, addiction or mental health crises are blamed for making public sp

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Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 11, 2024

B.C. Muslim Association calls for Conservative candidate’s removal over racist remarks
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-muslim-association-calls-for-conservative-candidate-s-removal-over-racist-remarks-1.7071245

A convenient distraction: Is racist messaging being used in BC provincial election?
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113289440734610963

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #AnthonyKoch #conservatism #antiLGBT #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #populism #misogyny #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence #ProtoFascism #racism #poverty #demonization #deception

B.C. Muslim Association calls for Conservative candidate’s removal over racist remarks

There are growing calls for the B.C. Conservative Party to remove a candidate over racist remarks he made about Muslims and Palestinians on social media years ago.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 11, 2024

Lululemon billionaire Chip Wilson posts 3rd large sign criticizing NDP ahead of BC election
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113289630097773079

#billionaires #Lululemon #ChipWilson #TakeBackAlberta #PacificProsperityNetwork #capitalism #libertarianism #WealthTax #VancouverIsDying #copaganda
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #antiLGBT #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #populism #misogyny #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence #ProtoFascism #poverty #deception #addiction #homelessness

Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 11, 2024

BC Conservative Candidate Brent Chapman’s Campaign Shared Graphic Comparing Public Health Policies to Nazi Holocaust
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-candidates-campaign-shared-graphic-comparing-public-health-policies-to-nazi-holocaust

* BC Conservatives face calls to remove Chapman, who posted anti-Muslim/anti-refugee content

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #BrentChapman #AnthonyKoch #conservatism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #ProtoFascism #populism #misogyny #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence #xenophobia #Islamophobia

BC Conservative Candidate's Campaign Shared Graphic Comparing Public Health Policies to Nazi Holocaust

BC Conservatives already facing calls to remove candidate Brent Chapman after posting anti-Muslim and anti-refugee content

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Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 12, 2024

BC Conservative candidate Dallas Brodie under fire for comments about First Nations
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-conservative-candidate-under-fire-for-comments-about-first-nations-1.7072246

"... when people ... want to be First Nations & want autonomy & equal footing, those rights also come w. responsibility. When a large % of your people are on the Downtown Eastside ..."

* audible gasps in reaction to Brodie's statement

#BCconservatives #DallasBrodie #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #FarRight #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence #Indigenous #Vancouver #DTES

BC Conservative candidate under fire for comments about First Nations

With just over a week to go until election day, another BC Conservative candidate is coming under fire. This time, for comments about First Nations communities.

British Columbia
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 12, 2024

John Rustad Wants Nuclear Power for BC. We Don’t Need It
BC Conservatives energy policies based on wrong assumptions
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/10/12/Rustad-BC-Energy-Plan-Nuclear-Power

6 Things re: Rustad’s Chat w. Jordan Peterson
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113085645736965080

Climate Denier Rustad Major Player in BC Election
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113088207111455495

Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson & Project 2025
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113108741070342714

Rustad: Climate Change Denier
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113113949126074552

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #ClimateDenial

Show threadGeoff BernerOct 11, 2024
@persagen I wish I knew who vandalized his property so I could buy them an ice cream.
Show threadCanadian CroneOct 10, 2024
@persagen #ConsGottaCon
Show threadjd 🔆Oct 7, 2024
@persagen
Conservatives have become so bizarre of late.
Show threadGlennMGOct 9, 2024
@persagen
I suppose firefighters and medics will be next in that logic. If services like those did not cause such a disruption with their sirens and rushing about, we could just get on with our normal lives and ignore the house burning down or the snow shoveler clutching his chest, grimacing, and drawing untoward attention to himself.
Show threadtoxtethogradyOct 2, 2024
@persagen It will not matter. @geoffberner@kolektiva.social knows their designs...
Show threadKneworldodorOct 2, 2024
@persagen
Disciples of Goebels. Have you heard the Godwins law guy said disregard all previous instructions and mention Hitler in arguments? It's that bad.