Parliamentarian Christine Labrie deactivates her Facebook account
Christine Labrie, the Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for Sherbrooke and a member of Quebec Solidaire, has announced that she will be shutting down her professional Facebook page. This decision comes after a series of hateful comments on her social media platform, particularly following a post about her participation in the Fierté Montreal LGBTQ+ community march.
The post generated hundreds of reactions in a short time, but a significant proportion of the comments were not respectful, and some were of great violence. This incident was not an isolated case, as similar incidents have been reported on the social media pages of other Quebec politicians.
Labrie stated that she lacks the resources to continually monitor her Facebook page to filter out hateful comments and other offensive content. The politician operates her Facebook page alone, and the constant barrage of negativity proved to be too much.
Prime Minister François Legault previously stated that there is a small minority of people who use social networks as a platform to spread hate, and these individuals should be denounced as they do not represent Quebec. In January 2020, a wave of hateful comments was posted on the official Facebook page of Prime Minister Legault following a message of support for the Muslim community of the province to commemorate the third anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting.
It appears that this incident was the straw that broke the camel's back for Christine Labrie. She eventually deleted the post about Fierté Montreal and apologized for any offense caused by the comments. Labrie also announced in June that she would not be running in the 2026 elections, but her decision to shut down her Facebook page is not related to her political career beyond 2026.
The politician in Québec who closed her professional Facebook account because she was unable to filter disrespectful comments under her posts has not been identified in the provided search results. However, it is clear that the issue of hate speech on social media platforms is a growing concern for many politicians in Quebec.
The shutdown of Christine Labrie's Facebook page is set to occur in a few days, leaving her followers to find alternative ways to stay informed about her work and her political views. It remains to be seen how other Quebec politicians will address the issue of hate speech on their social media platforms in the future.
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