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B.C. Conservatives dump candidate in racism row

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • October 8, 2026

B.C. Conservative interim Leader Lorne Doerkson listens during a provincial election campaign announcement in, Vancouver, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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

Doerkson says the remarks by Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou cannot be tolerated and if he is elected he will not be part of the party's caucus.

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