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B.C. Conservatives Fire Staffer Over Post Calling Survivors’ Flag a ‘Fake’ Disgrace

The firing followed condemnation from Indigenous leaders who questioned the party’s vetting.

The Survivors' flag is raised outside the B.C. Legislature buildings in Victoria on Sept. 28, 2025. A Tory staffer who called the flag a disgrace has now been fired.
Book cover for Diversity and Exclusion by Lindsay Shepherd
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Overview

  • Lindsay Shepherd said Wednesday that leader John Rustad dismissed her after she called the Survivors’ (Orange) flag a “disgrace” and a “fake flag” on X.
  • Her deleted post also challenged reporting about unmarked graves in Kamloops and was preserved in a screenshot shared by NDP MLA Rohini Arora.
  • The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, led by Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, denounced the remarks as racist and urged her removal.
  • Arora and other critics argued the response was overdue and said Shepherd’s hiring reflected far-right influence and weak vetting within the party.
  • The incident followed a ceremony where NDP, Conservative and Green MLAs raised the Survivors’ flag at the B.C. Legislature ahead of Orange Shirt Day.