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title: "Conservative candidate Heather Maahs defends 2021 blog posts on blackface and school fundraiser"
description: "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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last_updated: "2026-10-20T06:25:45.614Z"
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PressProgress reported on October 19, 2026 that [Heather Maahs](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/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](/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/chilliwack-north). General voting day is October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs until October 21 at locations across BC.

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