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B.C. Conservatives Remove Victoria‑Beacon Hill Candidate Over Offensive Social Posts

The leader called the posts unacceptable and the removal raises the prospect that the candidate’s name will still appear on ballots unless he files a formal withdrawal before the advance‑voting deadline.

Conservative Party of B.C. Leader Lorne Doerkson has removed Joachim Agou from his party after troublesome tweets surfaced on Thursday.
Joachim Agou has been removed as the B.C. Conservative candidate for Victoria-Beacon Hill after offensive social media posts came to light. He refused to answer questions from reporters on Thursday.
Joachim Agou has been kicked out of the BC Conservatives, the party confirmed on Thursday.

Overview

  • The party dropped Joachim Agou after opposition figures publicized social media posts that critics described as racist and celebratory of violence.
  • According to reports, the posts included a comment endorsing a car hitting pro‑Palestinian protesters and a meme disparaging Pakistan; the posts were deleted after they were shared publicly.
  • B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson said he would not tolerate the comments and announced Agou was no longer the party’s candidate within roughly 90 minutes of the posts being raised.
  • Agou refused to answer reporters and his party biography was removed from the Conservatives’ website, and it is unclear if he will run as an independent.
  • Elections BC requires a signed, witnessed withdrawal notice to be filed before advance voting starts for a candidate to be removed from the ballot so Agou’s name is likely to remain on printed ballots unless he withdraws in time.