Posts prompt Port Moody council to reconsider Middle East motion

Port Moody council has reconsidered its motion in support of the Canadian government’s official position on the current conflict in the Middle East.

She said some members of council and the community had been targets of hateful and threatening messages on social media in the wake of the motion that was passed on Tuesday following a delegation from members of a group called Free Palestine Tri-Cities that had asked council to support its call for an end to the hostilities.

Some denounced the two councillors, Kyla Knowles and Callan Morrison, who voted against Tuesday’s motion and encouraged people to vote against them in the next election.“Obviously both Kyla and Callan are islamophobic for their lack of supporting ceasefire motion and are more than happy watching Muslims get executed,” said a comment on an Instagram post summarizing the evening’s activities.

“I didn’t believe we should be considering this motion in the first place,” said an emotional Knowles. “I’d hoped this council would keep its nose out of non-jurisdictional matters.” But some councillors said council had done nothing wrong with its motion and they would continue to stand by it.

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