1/ Derek, with everything else going on in my community that I need to fight for, I can& #39;t believe I have to use my platform explain to you why what you said at precisely at the 0:40 mark of your video is so profoundly wrong, but here we go. Thanks, buddy. Thread. https://twitter.com/dereksloancpc/status/1252738270632558599">https://twitter.com/dereksloa...
2/ "Does she work for China or for Canada". That& #39;s what you said. Not, "I have concerns about the advice she& #39;s been providing to Canadians" or "the response of the WHO needs to be severely scrutinized". Why did you use the former phrasing as opposed to the latter?
3/ I can& #39;t believe I have to say this (and profuse apologies to her to have to be part of a public object lesson to an MP), but Dr. Tam is of Asian heritage. So when you say, "does she work for China or for Canada" many people will think you& #39;re suggesting she has dual loyalties.
4/ The dual loyalty canard has long been an antisemetic trope, or used to perpetuate racist stereotypes. Google it. Now before you send off a fundraising email that says REMPEL ACCUSES ME OF RACISM IM SO BRAVE, think about this.
5/ If you truely wanted to help us make better policy decisions related to COVID-19, why didn& #39;t you just talk about policy failures and how you would fix them? Why did you make it personal, and ask if a woman of Asian descent worked for China?
6/ You either a) did it on purpose or b) didn& #39;t think through the unacceptable damage it would do both to your arguement and to the subject of your statement. Neither of these options are what people are looking for in a Prime Minister.
7/ If you want to do something useful, help me fight for the jobs of the people in my community. Get it together. Do better.
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