British Columbians are taking to twitter to post photos of plants with the hashtag #NDPPlant, after BC Liberals attempted to paint the woman who was involved in an awkward encounter with Premier Christy Clark giving both to the trending hashtag #IamLinda.
@HaikuVikingGal @christyclarkbc @bcliberals Oh Gosh! I found an #NDPplant too!! They're everywhere!
#IamLinda #Bcelxn17 Anyone else?? pic.twitter.com/9f0k2kDuyK
— Laila Yuile (@lailayuile) 30 April 2017
Linda Higgins, a retired social worker from the Sunshine Coast, vehemently denied allegations by Christy Clark’s ex-husband Mark Marissen and BC Liberal campaign manager Laura Miller that she was an “NDP Plant.”
“I decided on the spur of the moment to go up and talk to her,” Higgins told the Province’s Mike Smyth. “I’m not voting for her and I wanted to tell her why.”
“I would never vote for you because of what … ” Higgins began telling Clark as they shook hands, before Clark cut higgins off.
“You don’t have to — that’s why we live in a democracy,” Clark said as she abruptly walked away from Higgins.
As the incident started trending on social media with the hashtag #IamLinda, BC Liberal supporters took to twitter alleging that Higgins was an “NDP Plant”
As @ChristyClarkBC says, we live in a democracy. Which is why #BCNDP is free to send their members to disrupt #TeamBC2017 events. #bcelxn17 https://t.co/j3IR3FZkNz
— Laura Miller (@laurakmiller) 28 April 2017
#IamLinda was an NDP plant. https://t.co/F7yEbTG9i3. #bcelxn17 #bcpoli
— Mark Marissen (@marissenmark) 29 April 2017
But both Marissen and Miller has been called out for lying by prominent media personalities including CBC’s legislative reporter Richard Zussman.
“The coverage also seems to have lead political parties to just make stuff up,” Zussman said. “Linda is not an NDP member.”
I found the #ndpplant #IamLinda pic.twitter.com/v8171VatRn
— J Lau (@Joey_2pointOh) 29 April 2017
