BC Conservative Staffer Slams Truth and Reconciliation Flag – The Tyee

Stoking residential school denialism, Lindsay Shepherd calls flag at BC legislature ‘a disgrace.’

The B.C. Conservatives are again dealing with controversial comments perpetuating residential school denialism, this time from a high-profile staffer who had a key role in shaping the party.

Lindsay Shepherd posted on social media to condemn a Truth and Reconciliation flag being flown at the B.C. legislature and an orange shirt being displayed inside next to the provincial coat of arms.

“The Orange Shirt and the Orange Flag perpetuate untruths about Canadian history,” she posted Thursday on X, saying it is a “disgrace” the flag was flown at the legislature and the orange shirt display means “locals and tourists cannot view our insignia without having their eye drawn and directed to the orange shirt.”

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