In a resurfaced video from 2022, MLA Anna Kindy stood on the front steps of the legislature and said vaccines aren’t safe and that herd immunity (just getting COVID) is better than being vaccinated.

Kindy received disciplinary letters from the College of Physicians and Surgeons for her comments.

Interim Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson has served in a caucus whose health policy was led by Kindy (as Health Critic) for two years.

Jennifer Whiteside has posted a clip of the comments to social media here. Her comments are available in full here.

The deadline to drop and replace candidates is Saturday, October 3 at 1:00 pm.

BC NDP candidate Jennifer Whiteside is holding a virtual media availability this morning to address this resurfaced video.
Date: Thursday, October 1
Time: 9:00 am

Jennifer Whiteside, BC NDP Candidate:
“Anna Kindy stood outside the Legislature and said COVID vaccines aren’t safe and that getting COVID is better than getting vaccinated. Vaccine misinformation like this made the pandemic worse and contributed to Canada losing its measles elimination status. There is no excuse for a political party that aspires to run B.C. to have MLAs that undermine medical science and spread dangerous misinformation. Lorne Doerkson should fire her today.”