A response to the Chilliwack DPAC Executive’s September 1, 2026 statement
The Chilliwack DPAC Executive issued a statement on September 1 that they know is incomplete, and the timing — six months after this matter was closed, and days after I announced my run for trustee — speaks for itself.
Let’s be clear about what actually happened. A single screenshot, taken from a much longer online discussion about resisting extremism — including forced child marriage, FGM, and the criminalization of homosexuality — was stripped of its context and circulated by an activist with an obvious agenda. In that discussion, “radical” was used at the outset and dropped as the thread went on, which is how casual online conversations work. That’s not a mystery to anyone who read the whole exchange, and DPAC did.
I’ve never hidden from the fact that some of my wording — “breeding” specifically — was poorly chosen, even though it echoed language extremist leaders themselves use openly. I apologized for it. I took the post down. I did the work.
I explained all of this to the DPAC Executive directly, with documentation, at the time. I have serious doubts anyone reviewed it before deciding I was guilty. That’s not a process — it’s a verdict dressed up as one.
This was resolved when I resigned from the Executive in March 2026. I considered it closed. DPAC considered it closed. The activist who circulated the screenshot was told how it ended and chose to sit on it until it could do maximum damage to my candidacy.
You know me. I’ve served on the DPAC Executive for years, in various roles. My wife and I have been foster parents for 33 years and have parented 64 children. And now, all of a sudden, one activist with an axe to grind has single-handedly decided I’m not fit to be around kids? That’s not a serious judgment — it’s a smear. Malicious with intent.
DPAC’s statement leans on its “Code of Ethics” and its commitment to “respect” and “inclusion.” I’d ask DPAC to apply that same standard to me. This is the same Executive that backed me when Trustee Bondar discriminated against me over my Métis heritage — I had every right to pursue formal censure against her and chose not to, because she made a mistake and I believe people deserve a second chance. I extended that grace. I’m still waiting for DPAC to extend the same fairness to me.
This collapse into tribalism is unfortunate. What our community needs isn’t trial by screenshot — it’s open dialogue, good faith, and a willingness to hear people out before rendering a verdict. I won’t be defined by one out-of-context screenshot, recycled on cue by someone chasing clicks and timed to an election. I stand by my record, and I’m asking DPAC to correct the one they just put out.
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