Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden apologized after he messaged a woman on Instagram "F*ck you" in response to her inquiry about ending vaccine mandates for travel.."Last week, I let my emotions get the best of me and responded in an unacceptable way to a direct message, and I regret that," the MP said on Twitter on Monday.."I want to apologize to the person I offended with the message, and anyone else I've let down.".van Koeverden was referring to a Instagram conversation he had last week with Kate Faith, a New Zealand women who is originally from Canada..Faith, who hasn't been able to visit her family since the pandemic began in 2020, asked why vaccine mandates for air travel are still in place. .“I was a teacher who got fired for not taking a jab. Now I am a supply teacher, covering classes every single day because all the jabbed teachers have COVID and can’t work, but I can’t come home to visit my family," Faith messaged van Koeverden..The response that came from van Koeverden's Instagram account was, “you clearly have no idea how this all works.".“You guys all vote to support Mr. Trudeau. You won’t stand up and support a conservative motion even tough it’s the right thing to do," Faith said. "Are the mandates helping anyone’s health? Nope.”.van Koeverden responded, "well you sound a lot smarter than all the epidemiologists I speak with. Sorry I responded … Not here to inform you, Kate. Later.”.Faith wrote back “you are a disgrace of a Canadian," which was when van Koeverden responded “F*ck you.”.“are you upset? I haven’t seen my family in 2.5 years. I had to watch my papa (grandfather) get buried on facetime. I cant hug my parents or nana’s because of your Liberal mandates and you had the nerve to swear at me?”.The exchange ended with van Koeverden writing, "I’m no(t) upset . . . but made a mistake in responding to someone like you. Good luck.”.Faith said she was "flabbergasted" by van Koeverden's response to her questions.."He wouldn’t or couldn’t answer any of the specific questions about data and studies,” Faith said. “I sort of did a double take and thought 'whoa' But I was not surprised by his condescending responses and inability to actually provide answers.”.Faith said while she felt bad for calling van Koeverden a "disgrace," she found it hypocritical that he talks about inclusivity and diversity, "all the while belittling and ostracizing a large portion of Canadians.".The four-time Olympic medal winner turned MP still has his Instagram account open for direct messages. van Koeverden has not responded to the Western Standard's request for comment..In his apology, van Koeverden added that the past two years had been "exceptionally difficult for everyone."."Moving forward, I will be more patient and conduct myself with the high standard people deserve from their elected representatives."
Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden apologized after he messaged a woman on Instagram "F*ck you" in response to her inquiry about ending vaccine mandates for travel.."Last week, I let my emotions get the best of me and responded in an unacceptable way to a direct message, and I regret that," the MP said on Twitter on Monday.."I want to apologize to the person I offended with the message, and anyone else I've let down.".van Koeverden was referring to a Instagram conversation he had last week with Kate Faith, a New Zealand women who is originally from Canada..Faith, who hasn't been able to visit her family since the pandemic began in 2020, asked why vaccine mandates for air travel are still in place. .“I was a teacher who got fired for not taking a jab. Now I am a supply teacher, covering classes every single day because all the jabbed teachers have COVID and can’t work, but I can’t come home to visit my family," Faith messaged van Koeverden..The response that came from van Koeverden's Instagram account was, “you clearly have no idea how this all works.".“You guys all vote to support Mr. Trudeau. You won’t stand up and support a conservative motion even tough it’s the right thing to do," Faith said. "Are the mandates helping anyone’s health? Nope.”.van Koeverden responded, "well you sound a lot smarter than all the epidemiologists I speak with. Sorry I responded … Not here to inform you, Kate. Later.”.Faith wrote back “you are a disgrace of a Canadian," which was when van Koeverden responded “F*ck you.”.“are you upset? I haven’t seen my family in 2.5 years. I had to watch my papa (grandfather) get buried on facetime. I cant hug my parents or nana’s because of your Liberal mandates and you had the nerve to swear at me?”.The exchange ended with van Koeverden writing, "I’m no(t) upset . . . but made a mistake in responding to someone like you. Good luck.”.Faith said she was "flabbergasted" by van Koeverden's response to her questions.."He wouldn’t or couldn’t answer any of the specific questions about data and studies,” Faith said. “I sort of did a double take and thought 'whoa' But I was not surprised by his condescending responses and inability to actually provide answers.”.Faith said while she felt bad for calling van Koeverden a "disgrace," she found it hypocritical that he talks about inclusivity and diversity, "all the while belittling and ostracizing a large portion of Canadians.".The four-time Olympic medal winner turned MP still has his Instagram account open for direct messages. van Koeverden has not responded to the Western Standard's request for comment..In his apology, van Koeverden added that the past two years had been "exceptionally difficult for everyone."."Moving forward, I will be more patient and conduct myself with the high standard people deserve from their elected representatives."
