“Despicable and disgusting”: Conservative MPs on Kirk killing, left-wing reaction

Conservative MPs voiced alarm outside of Parliament on Monday regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the numerous celebratory reactions from those on the radical left.

Source: True North Wire

Upon returning to the House of Commons, Conservative MPs voiced alarm outside of Parliament on Monday regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the numerous celebratory reactions from those on the radical left.

Elgin–St. Thomas–London South MP and former True North journalist Andrew Lawton reflected on the reactions to the killing from those who call themselves “open-minded, progressive people.”

“I agreed with some things he said, disagreed with others, but as someone who made a living for many years in the conservative media space, it’s hard not to look at what happened to that and see that it could have been me. It could have been other people I’ve worked with,” Lawton said.

“You protect the right of people to say what they want to say without being censored … it’s the same spectrum on one end, censoring, on another end, killing someone. And it’s despicable and disgusting, not just that that happened, but there are so many people that would call themselves open-minded, progressive people that have been defending that in the days since.”

“It’s incredibly disheartening, and I’ll still remain firm in support of free speech,” Lawton added. “We have to embody the courage that other people who speak their minds are facing in some cases great risks.”

Kildonan–St. Paul MP and Conservative industry critic Raquel Dancho praised her colleague MP Rachel Thomas for a statement in the House of Commons condemning the attack.

“She did an excellent job and certainly members from all parties, from what I saw, rose and applauded that statement in agreement with what she said,” Dancho told True North. “So we appreciate Rachel’s remarks.”

Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs said the murder has made many elected representatives think about their own vulnerability and the importance of protecting debate.

“What struck me the deepest about that attack is that really what we are talking about is an individual private citizen exercising his rights of free speech, free expression,” Stubbs said.

“Exercising those rights and those liberties which are the foundation of North American society … the loss of a life is really very unsettling, just as a person who wants Canada to be a free society, a place of free expression and rigorous debate.”

As per an exclusive report, the Conservatives reportedly sought a unanimous House of Commons resolution and moment of silence for Charlie Kirk, but the Liberal government blocked the effort. According to a confidential source, the Liberals refused to cooperate ahead of Monday’s parliamentary session, according to a confidential source.