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B.C. Conservative leader Doerkson dumps candidate Joachim Agou in racism row
Doerkson said Agou will not join the caucus if elected after screenshots showed comments the NDP called racist.
- On Thursday, Interim British Columbia Conservatives leader Lorne Doerkson removed Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou from the election slate after the NDP exposed social media posts it called racist.
- NDP candidate Amna Shah shared screenshots of Agou's past online activity, calling the comments 'horrific racism' and demanding his immediate dismissal from the campaign.
- Screenshots showed Agou stating a car 'should have reversed' over pro-Palestine protesters; Doerkson pledged an investigation before ejecting the candidate about 90 minutes later.
- Doerkson stated the posts 'cannot be tolerated,' confirming that if Agou were elected to Victoria-Beacon Hill, he would not sit with the Conservative caucus.
- Victoria-Beacon Hill has been a safe NDP seat since 2005, and the controversy exposes vetting gaps for the Conservatives regarding Agou, a professional engineer with more than 15 years' experience.
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