BC Conservatives remove Kelowna-Mission candidate

The Conservative Party of BC has removed Alexandra Wright as the candidate for Kelowna-Mission. “Yesterday afternoon the Conservative Party of British Columbia removed Alexandra Wright as a candidate. This decision was made after careful consideration of various factors related to campaign performance and conduct,” the party said in a post on X. The party took Wright off its roster with a few months left until the provincial election in October. BC United was quick to comment on social media. Candidates fired by John after John approved them: 1. Jan Webb - believes in “spike protein shedding”. 2. Stephen Malthouse - believes vaccines make you magnetic. 3. Damon Scrase - racist and homophobic comments. 4. Alexandra Wright - believes you should arrest your… https://t.co/y7npFfY5YU https://t.co/y7npFfY5YU — BC United (@voteBCUnited) August 9, 2024 https://twitter.com/voteBCUnited/status/1821966837292396631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw A new BC Conservative candidate for Kelowna-Mission has yet to be announced. “The Conservative Party remains committed to upholding the highest standards of performance and conduct for all its candidates to ensure effective representation and success in the upcoming elections,” BC Conservatives said. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .