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B.C.’s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
Lawmakers are reviewing standing orders after a failed censure motion exposed limits on disciplining members for hateful remarks.
- On Friday, legislators initiated a jurisdictional scan of standing orders to close censure loopholes following Independent MLA Tara Armstrong's use of a Nazi-associated phrase last month.
- Armstrong used the phrase "blood and soil" on April 23, 2026, but a censure motion by Green house leader Rob Botterell failed when Armstrong and Independent MLA Jordan Kealy denied unanimous consent.
- Independent MLA Jordan Kealy defended Armstrong, arguing forced apologies threaten free speech, while remarks continue circulating on social media outside the legislature.
- Government house leader Mike Farnworth noted the sergeant-at-arms could have removed Armstrong if she refused to withdraw comments, and suspension remained an option.
- Recall campaigns remain a potential path for accountability, Farnworth noted, though such efforts require signatures from more than 40 per cent of registered voters, a threshold no previous attempt has met.
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B.C.'s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
Politicians in B.C.’s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Nazi Germany.
·Canada
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B.C.'s legislature looks into changes as Kelowna MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
Politicians in B.C.'s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Nazi Germany.
·Kelowna, Canada
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