Conservative candidate Heather Maahs defends 2021 blog posts on blackface and school fundraiser
Conservative candidate Heather Maahs is defending blog posts from 2021 in which she criticized those who objected to a student wearing blackface in a school play and called a fundraiser called Slave for a Day a fun event.
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PressProgress reported on October 19, 2026 that Heather Maahs, the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Chilliwack North, is defending two blog posts from March 2021 in which she criticized those who objected to a student wearing blackface in a school production and described a school fundraiser called "Slave for a Day" as a fun event.
PressProgress's article was written by Rumneek Johal, executive editor at PressProgress, and published on October 19, 2026.
What PressProgress found in the blog posts
According to PressProgress's reporting, one blog post addressed a school production of "To Kill A Mockingbird" in which a student wore blackface. PressProgress quotes Maahs writing that without a Black person in the play, "the entire premise for the story and the inherent racism in the story is lost." PressProgress further quotes her criticizing those who "saw an opportunity to vilify those who would seek to portray a black person by, well, being black."
A second blog post, PressProgress reported, addressed a school fundraising event called "Slave for a Day." PressProgress quotes Maahs describing it as "always a fun event for both students and teachers" and writing that it had "been infested with the accursed title of political correctness."
Both quotations come from PressProgress's reporting.
The response
PressProgress reported that after the outlet contacted her, Maahs posted on social media characterizing the coverage as vilifying "teachers who were using drama for instruction." That quotation comes from PressProgress's article.
PressProgress reported that neither Maahs nor the BC Conservatives responded to its questions about whether they disavow the two events she described. No statement from Maahs or from the Conservative Party appears in the PressProgress article. This site has not received a response from either.
Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson has retained Maahs as the party's candidate for Chilliwack North, according to PressProgress.
What voters in Chilliwack North can do
The full list of candidates for Chilliwack North is at /bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/chilliwack-north. General voting day is October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs until October 21 at locations across BC.
Questions this story answers
What did Heather Maahs write in her blog posts?
PressProgress reported on October 19, 2026 that Maahs wrote two blog posts in March 2021. In one, she criticized people who objected to a student wearing blackface in a school production of To Kill A Mockingbird, writing that without a Black person in the play the premise and inherent racism of the story is lost. In a second, she described a school fundraiser called Slave for a Day as always a fun event for both students and teachers, and wrote that it had been infested with the accursed title of political correctness. Both quotations come from PressProgress's reporting.
How has Heather Maahs responded to questions about the blog posts?
According to PressProgress's report of October 19, 2026, Maahs posted on social media after being contacted, characterizing the coverage as vilifying teachers who were using drama for instruction. PressProgress reported that neither Maahs nor the BC Conservatives responded to its questions about whether they disavow the two events described in her blog posts. No statement from Maahs or from the Conservative Party appears in the PressProgress article.
Who is Heather Maahs?
Heather Maahs is the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Chilliwack North in the October 24, 2026 provincial election. PressProgress identified her as the Conservative candidate in its October 19, 2026 report. You can read about her at /bc/provincial-2026/candidates/heather-maahs.
Has the Conservative Party of BC responded to the PressProgress report?
PressProgress reported on October 19, 2026 that the BC Conservatives did not respond to questions about whether the party disavows the events Maahs described in her blog posts. No statement from the Conservative Party appears in the PressProgress article. This site has not received a statement from the party.
When were the blog posts written?
PressProgress reported the blog posts were written in March 2021, five years before the October 24, 2026 provincial election. The article does not say whether the posts are still publicly accessible. Both posts addressed incidents at Chilliwack schools that Maahs described in her blog at the time.
What district is Heather Maahs running in?
Heather Maahs is the Conservative candidate for Chilliwack North. The full list of candidates in that district is at /bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/chilliwack-north. Voting day is October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs until October 21.
Who reported this story?
PressProgress reported this story on October 19, 2026. The article was written by Rumneek Johal, who is listed as executive editor at PressProgress. PressProgress is an independent news outlet. The article is at pressprogress.ca.
Is this a confirmed fact about past events or an allegation?
PressProgress published Maahs's own words from her blog posts as reported quotations. The existence of the blog posts is what PressProgress found and published. Maahs has not denied writing them, according to the PressProgress report. The Conservative Party did not respond to questions from PressProgress about whether it disavows the two events she described.
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