B.C. Conservatives eject candidate over online Holocaust comments
The British Columbia Conservative Party has dropped Jordan McIntosh, their candidate for Vancouver-Strathcona, due to offensive remarks he made online regarding the Holocaust and Hitler.
B.C. Conservatives eject candidate over online Holocaust comments The British Columbia Conservative Party has dropped Jordan McIntosh, their candidate for Vancouver-Strathcona, due to offensive remarks he made online regarding the Holocaust and Hitler. The decision was announced after NDP candidate Callista Ryan exposed the comments on social media, highlighting the party's inconsistent handling of such controversies. The British Columbia Conservatives have removed Jordan McIntosh from their slate of candidates after he was accused of posting offensive online comments about the Holocaust and Hitler. The party stated that McIntosh, formerly the candidate for Vancouver-Strathcona, will no longer be part of the Conservative caucus if elected. This decision came shortly after NDP candidate Callista Ryan shared screenshots of the inflammatory posts on social media. McIntosh's removal is the latest in a series of controversies involving Conservative candidates making divisive statements; the party has been criticized for not consistently enforcing its commitment to respectful political discourse.
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