1/ The BC Freedom Convoy movement is making their way to an ostrich farm in Edgewood impacted by H5N1 avian flu. This is the most significant nexus of far-right organizing in BC right now and it’s time to talk about it.
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3/ On Jan 18, Katie Pasitney, daughter of Universal Ostrich co-owner Karen Espersen, spoke with far-right influencer Odessa Orlewicz on Liberty Talk Canada. Espersen said that only “a couple” or “some” died & deaths were reported to authorities by a neighbour.
4/ After Pasitney appeared on Liberty Talk Canada, BC Rising took up the cause. BC Rising is a far-right initiative that came out of the BC Freedom Convoy movement. It attempts to legitimize conspiracies by influencing municipal & provincial politics. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/26/BC-Populist-Right-Town-Hall-Meetings/
5/ SaveOurOstriches dot com is a vanity URL for a page on the BC Rising site. On behalf of Universal Ostrich, BC Rising is producing ads & sharables, holding webinars, visiting the farm to make videos & content, encouraging people to inundate CFIA with emails.
6/ This is now *the* cause of the BC far right. BC Rising members are at the farm as “observers.” There have been rallies at the farm. The farm participated in the Okanagan Freedom Convoy anniversary. A small group is current camped at the farm & more are arriving over the next few days.
7/ But why this cause? Avian flu conspiracies are massive in the far right. Conspiracies around totalitarian government control and health regulations simply shifted from COVID to avian flu.
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(📸North Vancouver, July 2024)