Vancouver radio reporter tossed from Conservative event over marijuana queries

CKNW 980 reporter Shelby Thom was booted from a Conservative Party rally in Richmond on Tuesday evening because she was asking Tory supporters about marijuana, she claimed on Twitter.

The Prime Minister and most local CPC candidates were in attendance at the event, which was held at Pacific Gateway Hotel. It was Stephen Harper’s first appearance in B.C. during the 2015 election campaign.

. @pmharper speech was over. Began interviewing supporters about marijuana. Told my staffer event was over , I continued , approached by…

— Shelby Thom (@ShelbyThom980) August 12, 2015

another staffer to follow him. I walked towards lobby, he directed me to door, I walked outside and he closed door behind me .

— Shelby Thom (@ShelbyThom980) August 12, 2015

The Prime Minister claimed on Tuesday that Canadians were opposed to the legalization of marijuana – unlike the Liberals and the NDP. (The...

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