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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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

[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

[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

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

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

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

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

[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

[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 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

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

[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

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

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

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

[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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

@persagen Its part of the conservative playbook the world over. Promote #nuclear as the great savior when the reality is that it is just a means to delay #renewables deployment and keep fossil fuels relevant.

Aside from the fact that none of these SMRs actually exist in any practical form, any conventional reactor would take 15 years and cost more than the TMX to build just to get 1GW.

Honestly you'd think it was the 1950s.

#BCpoli