Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights

‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.

Above left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Eric Green wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during the Conservatives' annual pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta on July 8. Above right: Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, left, was criticized for posing with individuals wearing shirts bearing anti-LGBTQ+ slogans at the event.Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

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BY STUART BENSON

July 19, 2023

Conservative strategists blame “staffing failures” at a busy event for allowing multiple instances of politicians posing alongside individuals sporting T-shirts emblazoned with anti-LGBTQ slogans. But pundits and former political staffers say the lack of vigilance and po...

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