National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) Statement on Past Social Media Posts from Brent Chapman, BC Conservative Party Candidate

We have been in touch with the candidate about his posts.

To be clear, we have been horrified by the posts, which were posted almost a decade ago. We consider them to be deeply Islamophobic, disgusting, and utterly unacceptable.

These posts included:

• Multiple references to the dangers of “Muslim inbreeding”
• References to Palestinian children being “little inbred, walking, talking, breathing time bombs…figuratively and quite literally”
• Suggestions that we cannot “live with them, Islam”.

We recognize that Mr. Chapman has apologized, both privately to us and publicly. In a series of conversations with Mr. Chapman, we heard an apology detailing the steps he has taken to widen his understanding of Muslim and Palestinian people and recognizing the deep harm he caused by his posts.

British Columbian Muslims are a people that believe in the power of forgiveness to bring people together and heal wounds. As in all cases, true commitment to an apology is always seen through choices that people make on an ongoing basis.

We will judge the commitment to the apology on the basis of the actions that Mr. Chapman takes on an ongoing basis, and the commitment of John Rustad’s BC Conservatives to challenge Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism. We will also be consulting with local Masajid and community organizations about what the next steps look like on this issue.