Poilievre denies “theory”
The Canadian Press – May 16, 2022 / 11:41 am | History: 369122
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Candidate Pierre Poilievre makes a point during the debate for the British leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in Edmonton, Alta, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Poilievre condemns the “white replacement theory”, which is believed to be the motive for the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend as an “ugly and disgusting spread of hatred.” THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jeff Mackintosh
Pierre Poalievre denounced the “white swap theory”, which was considered a motive for the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, as “ugly and disgusting hatred.”
In a statement today, a high-ranking Conservative party contender condemned the attack, in which police claimed a white gunman shot a supermarket in a neighborhood with a majority of blacks, killing 10 people and injuring three others.
U.S. law enforcement is investigating the shooter’s online publications, which include the conspiracy theory that there is a conspiracy to reduce the influence of white people.
Believers say the so-called “white swap” is achieved through both immigration and demography, with whites having lower birth rates than other populations, and some say it is organized by Jews.
Poilievre responded to a tweet from fellow leadership contestant Patrick Brown, who said Pat King, one of the leaders of the February Freedom Convoy that backed Poalievre, had spread the conspiracy theory online.
Brown called on his opponent to “condemn this hatred.”
“It’s pathetic for Patrick Brown to use this atrocity – even for him,” Poalievre said. “I supported peaceful and law-abiding truck drivers protesting their livelihoods and freedoms, while condemning all those who break the law, misbehave or block critical infrastructure.
Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen also issued a statement Monday calling racism disgusting.
“The white swap theory is being spread by racists and fanatics, and conservatives are unequivocally condemning this kind of thinking,” she said.
Bergen continued that “as long as Canadians are free to protest and demonstrate, this does not include illegal blocking or occupation of infrastructure, nor does it include illegal hate speech.”
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