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B.C. Conservatives drop candidate over ‘racist’ social media posts

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Lorne Doerkson, interim leader of the British Columbia Conservatives, removed Joachim Agou as a candidate for the Victoria-Beacon Hill riding after screenshots of alleged racist social media posts were shared by NDP candidate Amna Shah. The posts included comments about reversing over protesters and derogatory remarks towards Pakistan. Doerkson stated that such behavior cannot be tolerated in the Conservative party. This incident occurred shortly before the provincial election, with Agou being dismissed within an hour of the screenshots being made public.

Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Joachim Agou, the Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate for the BC Conservatives, was kicked out of the party on Thursday due to racist social media posts. The interim leader, Lorne Doerkson, announced that Agou's conduct would not be tolerated and if elected, he would not serve in the Conservative caucus. Screenshots shared by the NDP revealed Agou had made comments targeting the Pakistani community as a "sh*thole" and joked about a car ramming into pro-Palestinian protesters saying, "He should have reversed too!!!". These posts were posted on social media platform X before being deleted. The BC Conservatives stated this is their first candidate removal during the current campaign for offensive online behavior.

Written for “BC Conservatives Remove Candidate” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

British Columbia Conservative Conservatives NDP Pakistan

Subjects

Agou PERSON · 7× NDP ORG · 5× Conservative NORP · 3× Doerkson PERSON · 3× British Columbia GPE · 1× Conservatives NORP · 1× France GPE · 1× Joachim Agou PERSON · 1× Lorne Doerkson PERSON · 1× Pakistan GPE · 1×

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Although Agou’s account has now been deleted, screenshots shared by the NDP show him saying last year that a car that drove through a pro-Palestine protest “should have reversed” over the demonstrators, and he also shared a meme while using an expletive to describe Pakistan.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08

🔮 Doerkson said Thursday that the posts by Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou cannot be tolerated and if he is elected, he will not be part of the Conservative caucus.

2026-10-08 · The Globe and Mail

B.C. Conservatives drop candidate over ‘racist’ social media posts · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

Interim leader of the British Columbia Conservatives Lorne Doerkson has swiftly dumped a candidate in the provincial election over online posts that the NDP called racist. asserted

NDP → dump → that

Doerkson said Thursday that the posts by Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou cannot be tolerated and if he is elected, he will not be part of the Conservative caucus. asserted

he → say → caucus

Agou’s ejection from the Conservative election slate was announced about 90 minutes after Agou’s posts on social media platform X were highlighted by the NDP. asserted

posts → announce → NDP

he → delete → Pakistan

Agou did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent to his campaign. asserted

Agou → respond → campaign

The Conservative website describes Agou as a professional engineer and small-business owner with more than 15 years of experience in engineering research and industry. asserted

website → describe → research

His biography says he was born in France, studied in the United States and came to Canada in 2011. asserted

he → say → 2011

Doerkson said in a statement that there is “no excuse” for the posts. asserted

Doerkson → say → posts

He told reporters at an event earlier in the day that he hadn’t seen the allegations, but he “of course” would never support the comments. asserted

he → tell → comments

“Trust me when I say this, I’ll be looking into them the second I leave this podium.” asserted

I → trust → podium

he said about an hour before Agou’s removal was made public. asserted

removal → say → ?

NDP candidate Amna Shah had shared the screenshots and called on Doerkson to fire Agou immediately for what she called “horrific racism.” asserted

she → share → what

Victoria-Beacon Hill is consistently considered a safe NDP riding, with the party winning the seat in every provincial election since 2005. asserted

party → consider → 2005