PC candidate says controversial posts she shared ‘not consistent’ with her views Donalda Docherty shared posts about face-covering bans, COVID and climate change

March 22, 2023   

(CBC) A Progressive Conservative candidate running in the Prince Edward Island election is taking heat over some of her past posts on social media.

Advocacy group BIPOC USHR (which stands for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour United for Strength, Home, Relationship) says a community member told the group about a 2018 Facebook post in which Donalda Docherty shared an article calling for the niqab and burka to be banned in public places.

CBC News was not able to independently verify the post on Facebook, but the PC Party confirmed Docherty, who’s running in District 17: New Haven-Rocky Point, had shared the link.

Read more.

Related Articles

News: North America

Mysterious writer behind ISIS-K propaganda calls himself ‘the Canadian’ 'Sulaiman Dawood al-Kanadie' has recently written for group's online magazine

March 27, 2024   

(CBC) A mysterious writer making propaganda for an Afghan branch of ISIS claimed to be based somewhere in Canada which, experts say, could be cause for concern for authorities. Voice of Khurasan, an online publication used by the Islamic State of Khorasan […]

Academics & Education

Quebec bans use of classrooms as prayer spaces Allowing prayer spaces in schools against secularism laws, says education minister

April 20, 2023   

(CBC) Quebec’s education minister officially prohibited schools from transforming classrooms into prayer rooms Wednesday, as announced two weeks ago. “Schools are places of learning, not places of worship,” said Bernard Drainville. The guidelines put out by the Education Ministry say that “the […]

Clothing

François Legault defends decision to quash debate over immigration, religious symbols bills Despite widespread criticism, Quebec premier says it's time to 'turn the page'

June 14, 2019   

(CBC) Quebec Premier François Legault says there’s a risk of upsetting “social cohesion” in the province if the debate over religious symbols is allowed to linger any longer. Legault will invoke closure to pass his government’s controversial secularism and immigration bills, putting an end […]