Hate-filled comments from "right-wing extremists" and angry phone calls about pictures posted online has forced a PEI pub to has pull photos of Justin Trudeau..Trudeau stopped by Lone Oak's Charlottetown pub during a quick stop on the island last week. The pub posted the pictures on its social media account which quickly gained negative attention. Pictures of owners, staff and customers with the prime minister were posted..The owner of the pub stated they "were excited to host the prime minister at the pub." The new pub only opened its doors in May.."So within a few hours, we had thousands of comments, we were getting hundreds of private messages, we are now getting phone calls to the brewery and all of these comments are extremely negative, vulgar, there is a lot of profanity being used, sexualizing our staff," Jared Murphy, co-owner and CEO of Lone Oak Brewing Company, told CBC news in PEI.."To see a group of individuals who never even visited our establishment, who are taking a political stance to make threats against our brewery, to say that they are going to take us down, that they are going to wait until we declare bankruptcy until they finish with us, that was really hard for our staff to see," he said..The negative comments could have a huge impact on business Murphy said..An online campaign launched against Lone Oak, has made the pub's Facebook rating fall from 4.8 out of 5, to 2.8..Liberal Heath MacDonald blamed "right-wing extremism" for the campaign.."That could have a negative impact on our business, which is really quite disappointing to see," Murphy told CBC News adding "PEI is a popular tourist destination and many tourists use those ratings to decide where to go."."For the group of individuals who are now threatening a small business it's kind of counterintuitive to the point that they are making against the prime minister.".According to the CBC, the owners of the pub haven't ruled out taking their concern to the police. .Murphy also told the CBC he would have the prime minister back.."I would certainly open my business to any elected official in our democratic country," Murphy said.
Hate-filled comments from "right-wing extremists" and angry phone calls about pictures posted online has forced a PEI pub to has pull photos of Justin Trudeau..Trudeau stopped by Lone Oak's Charlottetown pub during a quick stop on the island last week. The pub posted the pictures on its social media account which quickly gained negative attention. Pictures of owners, staff and customers with the prime minister were posted..The owner of the pub stated they "were excited to host the prime minister at the pub." The new pub only opened its doors in May.."So within a few hours, we had thousands of comments, we were getting hundreds of private messages, we are now getting phone calls to the brewery and all of these comments are extremely negative, vulgar, there is a lot of profanity being used, sexualizing our staff," Jared Murphy, co-owner and CEO of Lone Oak Brewing Company, told CBC news in PEI.."To see a group of individuals who never even visited our establishment, who are taking a political stance to make threats against our brewery, to say that they are going to take us down, that they are going to wait until we declare bankruptcy until they finish with us, that was really hard for our staff to see," he said..The negative comments could have a huge impact on business Murphy said..An online campaign launched against Lone Oak, has made the pub's Facebook rating fall from 4.8 out of 5, to 2.8..Liberal Heath MacDonald blamed "right-wing extremism" for the campaign.."That could have a negative impact on our business, which is really quite disappointing to see," Murphy told CBC News adding "PEI is a popular tourist destination and many tourists use those ratings to decide where to go."."For the group of individuals who are now threatening a small business it's kind of counterintuitive to the point that they are making against the prime minister.".According to the CBC, the owners of the pub haven't ruled out taking their concern to the police. .Murphy also told the CBC he would have the prime minister back.."I would certainly open my business to any elected official in our democratic country," Murphy said.
