Alberta premier apologizes for comments linking COVID vaccinated to Nazi followers
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United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith apologized Monday after a 2021 video surfaced of her saying she wouldn't wear a Remembrance Day poppy while comparing those who got the COVID-19 vaccine to followers of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith apologized Monday after a 2021 video surfaced of her saying she wouldn't wear a Remembrance Day poppy while comparing those who got the COVID-19 vaccine to followers of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
Alberta's election is set for May 29.
Smith, in a statement, said while the comment was made during her previous career as a journalist and pundit, any comparisons involving the horrors of the Nazi regime are offside.
"As everyone knows, I was against the use of vaccine mandates during COVID," Smith said in the statement from her campaign.
"However, the horrors of the Holocaust are without precedent."
She said in the statement that no one should minimize the suffering under Hitler or the sacrifice of veterans.
"I have always been and remain a friend to the Jewish community, Israel and our veterans, and I apologize for any offensive language used regarding this issue made while on talk radio or podcasts during my previous career," the statement read.
