NewsForBC / B.C. Politics · 2026-10-05

Brodie backs Maahs in SOGI dispute; Doerkson rejects remarks but keeps her as candidate

Dallas Brodie’s video calls for scrapping SOGI 123. The underlying CTV interview shows a disagreement over Heather Maahs’s remarks—not her removal—and the clip does not identify the books it condemns.

Dallas Brodie is backing Heather Maahs and attacking B.C. Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson over his response to the Chilliwack North candidate’s past comments about school books and LGBTQ people.

In an Instagram video uploaded October 5, Brodie calls for SOGI 123 to be “100% scrapped” and describes Doerkson’s CTV appearance as “shameful.” She argues he should have defended Maahs and demanded the removal of books Brodie calls “X-rated.”

The political disagreement is real. But Doerkson did not remove Maahs: he rejected her view while confirming she could remain a Conservative candidate.

About the video: Source: Dallas Brodie / OneBC. Political commentary—not a finding of abuse. The source’s slogans and allegations are not NewsForBC conclusions. Upload metadata establishes the posting date, not the original recording date.

What prompted the dispute

CTV’s report, first dated October 3 and updated October 4, describes Maahs’s 2022 podcast comments about books depicting same-sex relations. CTV quoted her calling the material “grooming.” Maahs was a Chilliwack school trustee at the time, according to Black Press reporting.

The NDP resurfaced those remarks and called for her removal. Asked about them by Question Period host Vassy Kapelos, Doerkson said: “I don’t share that view, of course.” He committed to respectful treatment and safe spaces, and said the caucus had held “robust conversations” about these issues. Asked whether Maahs would remain a candidate, he answered: “Yes.”

That distinction matters: Brodie’s charge that he threw Maahs “under the bus” is her interpretation of his public disagreement, not evidence that he expelled her.

Black Press’s October 2 report also carried a party-supplied response from Conservative candidate Dion Weisner. He accused the NDP of recycling old attacks and said the party supported anti-bullying programs and age-appropriate classroom teaching. Those positions do not, by themselves, settle which individual resources should be used.

SOGI resources and library books are different questions

SOGI stands for sexual orientation and gender identity. The B.C. government’s explanatory factsheet, published in 2017, describes SOGI 123 as lesson plans, learning modules and tools aligned with the provincial curriculum. It separately identifies sexual and reproductive health within Physical and Health Education.

The Greater Victoria School District’s explanation says SOGI 123 is not a prescribed curriculum: it includes learning resources and guidance on inclusive environments, policies and procedures.

Those descriptions explain the resource framework; they are not an independent review of every book in every school. Equally, a concern about a particular library title does not establish what all SOGI resources contain.

Brodie’s captured speech and caption name no book title, passage, school or grade level. No book pages appear in the sampled video frames. NewsForBC therefore cannot assess the suitability of the unidentified material. The clip supplies no evidence establishing child abuse; its “grooming” allegation must not be treated as a finding about teachers or LGBTQ people.

What remains unsubstantiated

The video’s claim about what a “vast majority” believes comes without a cited poll. Its “Only OneBC stands against SOGI” slogan is political positioning, not a verified comparison of current party platforms. There is also relevant history: CBC reported in October 2024 that the Conservatives themselves promised to end SOGI 123. That older platform does not establish their full position today.

Parents can reasonably ask which materials are used, for what ages and under what review process. Answering those questions requires the actual titles, passages and school policies—not treating a party slogan, or the presence of LGBTQ characters, as proof of abuse.

Source note: This article draws on the captured Brodie post, CTV’s original reporting, Black Press’s reported party response and the linked education sources. NewsForBC did not obtain fresh interviews for this article. The source caption’s party-donation appeal is not a NewsForBC fundraiser.

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