First Nations group wants B.C. federal candidate dropped for social media posts

Vancouver Island elected officials push for and against Aaron Gunn’s resignation

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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre stands by embattled B.C. candidate

Aaron Gunn, a conservative candidate for the North Island- Powell River riding, has come under fire for problematic posts on social media

Poilievre stands by B.C. candidate called out for residential school posts

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told a news conference in Osoyoos, B.C., that accusations about North-Island Powell River candidate Aaron Gunn are "misinformation," after he was called out over posts he made stating that the residential school system did not constitute genocide.

Poilievre defends candidate accused of denying residential schools history

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called accusations a party candidate in B.C. has denied the history of residential schools "misleading," and said he stands by his nominee.

Poilievre stands by B.C. candidate after Indigenous leaders urge Conservatives to drop him over ‘horrific’ online posts

Aaron Gunn has come under fire in recent days for social media posts from between 2019 and 2021, in which he denied labelling Canada's historic treatment of Indigenous Peoples as "genocide."

Indigenous leaders in B.C. urge Conservatives to drop candidate over ‘offensive’ social media posts

In a statement Friday evening, the First Nations Leadership Council urged the Conservatives to drop Aaron Gunn as the party's candidate in the B.C. riding of North Island—Powell River.