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B.C. Conservatives executive director Angelo Isidorou subject of 7-page report
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BC Conservative Leader John Rustad, left, and BC United Leader Kevin Falcon arrive for a news conference, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Sources in the Official Opposition BC United party have leaked a file on the BԪַextremismBԪַ of the B.C. ConservativesBԪַ executive director, Angelo Isidorou, less than two weeks after the partiesBԪַ leaders announced a deal to work together.

The document depicts IsidorouBԪַs involvement in the PeopleBԪַs Party of Canada as a founding member, his BԪַadmirationBԪַ of right-wing figures including Donald Trump, and includes what it calls a BԪַwhite powerBԪַ photo of him wearing a Make America Great Again cap while making a hand gesture it says is associated with the alt-right movement.

The seven-page report titled BԪַAngelo IsidorouBԪַs ExtremismBԪַ was intended for use in the provinceBԪַs Oct. 19 election, but was compiled before BC United Leader Kevin Falcon suspended his partyBԪַs campaign last month, urging support for the B.C. Conservatives instead.

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says of the claims that Isidorou is a BԪַcapable individual,BԪַ and heBԪַs more concerned with defeating Premier David EbyBԪַs New Democrats than about the people working behind the scenes in his own party.

Isidorou, who describes himself as a Canadian conservative who abhors all forms of extremism, says in a statement he was being a BԪַdumbBԪַ first-year university student when he wore the MAGA hat at the opening of the former Trump International Hotel and Tower in 2017.

He says the hand gesture is BԪַinnocuousBԪַ and he BԪַutterlyBԪַ rejects it having a meaning other than BԪַOK.BԪַ

The opposition research document also included screenshots of IsidorouBԪַs social media activity, including a post saying, BԪַBuckle up, itBԪַs riot season,BԪַ in connection to Black Lives Matter protests.

It also shared a post from Isidorou about the 2023 election success of anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, saying: BԪַFirst it was Argentina BԪַ today itBԪַs the Netherlands. Tomorrow it will be Canada.BԪַ

Isidorou resigned from the PeopleBԪַs Party of Canada in 2019.

The file about Isidorou was provided to The Canadian Press by BC United sources on condition of anonymity.

The future of the party has been in doubt since FalconBԪַs Aug. 28 announcement, with some of its MLAs now running as B.C. Conservative candidates and others as Independents.





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