‘I don’t agree with that shirt’ is not an apology

Pierre Poilievre stated last week that he did not agree with a 'straight pride' t-shirt worn by a man he posed with in Calgary. But frankly, in the current political climate where 2SLGBTIQ+ people are under attack, that’s not good enough.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre and his wife Anaida, left, pose with a man wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during a Calgary Stampede event.Photograph courtesy of @BSpence1983/Twitter

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

July 17, 2023

Were there no staffers or handlers keeping an eye out when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre posed with a man wearing a “straight pride” T-shirt at the Calgary Stampede?

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