Tara Armstrong’s Public Record
People can disagree on policy. That is democracy. But there is a difference between a difference of opinion and disregarding the Canadian Constitution and the rights it protects.
While this riding’s housing crisis, healthcare wait times, and wildfire risk go unaddressed, Armstrong has invoked Nazi rhetoric in the legislature, introduced bills to strip British Columbians of human rights protections, and spread misinformation about vulnerable communities in the immediate aftermath of a tragedy.
These are not matters of political opinion. They are matters of record.
“Blood and Soil”
BC Legislature, April 23, 2026
While speaking against the K’ómoks Treaty Act (legislation confirming a First Nations’ constitutional land rights under Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution) Armstrong used the term “blood and soil,” well known Nazi rhetoric.
The comments were condemned by Premier David Eby, fellow MLAs across party lines, Jewish advocacy groups, and even her own former political ally Dallas Brodie.
She withdrew the comments in the chamber.
Then posted them again on social media.
“There is an Epidemic of Transgender Violence”
Social Media, February 11, 2026
Nine people were killed in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Before RCMP had established or released a motive, Armstrong posted:
“There is an epidemic of transgender violence spreading across the West.”
“Transgender ideology is radicalizing youth, and unlocking violent impulses.”
“This epidemic of violence will continue until we change our society’s response to transgender ideology.”
The Gun Violence Archive shows less than 0.1% of mass shootings in North America are carried out by transgender people. RCMP have not established a motive connected to gender identity. Armstrong’s posts were condemned by advocacy groups, experts, and the Central Okanagan School Board.
She has not retracted them.
“More Rigorous Than Any Other Elected Official”
Her Own Website, 2026
On her own website, Armstrong describes her tenure as follows:
“Under MLA Tara Armstrong’s tenure in the BC Legislature, the NDP Government has suffered its most scathing blow of accountability in decades. Fiery exchanges with Premier Eby in Question Period and the introduction of several ground-breaking bills have marked MLA Armstrong’s opposition as more rigorous than that of any other elected official.”
During that same tenure:
- The pediatric ward at Kelowna General Hospital closed for six weeks due to a doctor shortage
- The maternity ward warned it was on the verge of collapse
- A neurologist shortage left patients without reliable access to specialist care
- The average home in this riding costs over $1,000,000 against a median family income of $120,000
Not one of her bills addressed any of these issues. Not one passed.
[Source: taraarmstrongbc.ca]
“Abolish the Code”
Social Media, March 10, 2026
The BC Human Rights Code is the practical expression of the equality rights enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It protects British Columbians from discrimination in housing, employment, and services based on race, sex, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.
Armstrong introduced a bill to repeal it entirely.
When 17 pride societies across BC — including the Kelowna and Vernon pride societies — wrote to the legislature calling for her resignation, Armstrong responded:
“It’s obvious to anybody who isn’t benefiting from this discrimination that we need to abolish the code, the commission, and the tribunal.”
The bill was defeated at the earliest opportunity.
[Source: Castanet]
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