A Nanaimo-Lantzville political candidate, asked if she had any enemies when her car was set fire, replied that she imagines she91裸聊视频檚 made a few.
A compact car belonging to Gwen O91裸聊视频橫ahony, who ran for the Conservative Party of B.C. in last year91裸聊视频檚 provincial election, was set fire near her home in the Nanaimo hospital area last week.
According to a police press release, Nanaimo Fire Rescue called RCMP after responding to the intersection of Summerhill Place and Dufferin Crescent at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 11.
O91裸聊视频橫ahony said a police officer at the scene told her that there were logs placed under her car and asked her if she had any enemies, and she mentioned that she had been a political candidate and had been speaking up on a lot of controversial issues.
"There's certainly groups I could have agitated, because I've been very outspoken about safer supply, harm reduction, online I've been called transphobic by people because I was [at the B.C. legislature] for the [vote on the Fairness in Women's and Girls' Sports Act]."
O91裸聊视频橫ahony had been interviewed by alternative media earlier in the week about church arsons, calling them anti-Christian hate crimes, and the interview had been posted the day of her car fire.
The former NDP MLA in the Fraser Valley said in all her years in politics, she91裸聊视频檚 never felt personally threatened, but said there91裸聊视频檚 a level of animosity now that she91裸聊视频檚 never experienced before. Calling people names like a 91裸聊视频済enocider or a hater of a certain group91裸聊视频� carries a lot of weight and is a dangerous route to go, she suggested.
91裸聊视频淚 think that a number of people who have certain political views right now, especially on the left, tend to operate in an echo chamber, so their ideas don91裸聊视频檛 get challenged,91裸聊视频� O91裸聊视频橫ahony said. 91裸聊视频淚 think this is a disturbing trend that we91裸聊视频檝e seen in B.C. and across Canada. If anybody challenges an idea, they get called a name and it gets personal, rather than addressing the actual issue itself.91裸聊视频�
She said the personal attacks haven91裸聊视频檛 discouraged her from speaking up, and if anything, she91裸聊视频檚 become better at ignoring them.
91裸聊视频淚 believe that you stay consistent and true to your message and that91裸聊视频檚 the best route to go,91裸聊视频� she said.
Investigators are asking any motorists in the area to review their dash camera footage and report anything suspicious to the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345, referring to file No. 2025-4083.
editor@nanaimobulletin.com
