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title: "BC Conservatives drop Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou over social media posts"
description: "Interim leader Lorne Doerkson removed Agou from the Conservative slate on October 8 after posts targeting the Pakistani community and pro-Palestinian protesters were made public by the NDP."
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The BC Conservatives removed Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim Agou from their slate on October 8, 2026, after old social media posts targeting the Pakistani community and pro-Palestinian protesters were made public by the NDP.

NDP candidate [Amna Shah](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/amna-shah) called out the posts as "horrific racism" on the morning of October 8, and the BC NDP followed with a news release. About 90 minutes after Shah's post, interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson confirmed Agou was no longer a Conservative candidate.

## What the posts said

The Globe and Mail and CP24 reported that the posts included a reference to Pakistan as a "sh*thole," a comment that a driver who struck pro-Palestinian protesters "should have reversed too," and reposts of content from prominent white supremacists. The posts were made before the election campaign began and were not part of any election-period statement.

## What Doerkson said

Doerkson said: "There is no excuse for this. I will not tolerate it. The candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill is no longer a Conservative candidate. If elected, he will not serve in the Caucus." He added that he had not seen the posts before learning of them, but said he "of course would never support the comments."

## Agou's response

When CTV News reached Agou for comment, he said: "I'll look into it." Global News sought a response and received none before publication. By October 8, Agou had deleted his X account and been removed from the BC Conservative website.

## What this means for voters in Victoria-Beacon Hill

Ballots for the October 24 vote are printed in advance, so Agou's name likely remains on the ballot in Victoria-Beacon Hill. The Globe and Mail reported that the NDP has held the seat in every provincial election since 2005. Voters in the district who want current information on the ballot can check Elections BC at electionsbc.ca.

Voters elsewhere in BC can read about the [provincial candidates](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/joachim-agou) and their parties at voche.me.

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