Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson
Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson | |
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| Leader of the Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kampala, Uganda |
| Political party | Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia |
| Other political affiliations | People's Party (until 2020) |
| Profession | Blogger, Author, Talk Show Host, Politician |
| Website | www |
Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson is a Canadian blogger, author, talk show host, evangelist,[1], conspiracy theorist, and a perennial political candidate.[2] She has campaigned in Canadian municipal, provincial, and federal politics. She is currently the leader of the Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia (CHP-BC).[3]
Early life and career[edit]
Thompson was born in Kampala, Uganda.[4][5] Her parents where Christian missionaries.[6]
She has worked in media for over 20 years, spending 8 years with 'The 700 Club Canada', a social conservative talk show,[5] that was spinoff of the Christian Broadcasting Network's long-running flagship show.[1] She left the programme in 2017.[6] Following her leave, she started her own show on VisionTV and JoyTV called 'Laura-Lynn & Friends'.[7]
Thompson currently lives in New Westminster, British Columbia.[8]
Political career[edit]
Thompson began her political career in 2017, when she heard about the provincial initiative to teach sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools. She entered the 2018 British Columbia municipal elections for the local school board in Burnaby. She finished eleventh out of 13 candidates with 15,622 votes,[9] where the average winning seven trustees averaged between 23,879 and 20,915 votes.[6]
In 2019, Thompson ran in a by-election in Burnaby South as a candidate the People's Party of Canada, against Jagmeet Singh,[6] who had left his position with the Ontario Legislature to become the leader of NDP and sought a federal seat. In the by-election, she finished in fourth place with 10.65% of the votes.[3][10] Prior to joining the People's Party of Canada, she had tried to run for the Conservative Party of Canada, but was turned down twice.[6]
In 2019, she ran in Red Deer-Lacombe on behalf of the People's Party of Canada, finishing fourth with 2,453 votes for 3.6% of ballots cast.[3]
In September 2020, Thompson was elected as the leader of Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia (CHP-BC).[11] For the 2020 British Columbia general election, the party ran candidates in 5 ridings, which gathered 3,895 votes for a total of 0.21% of ballots cast.[12] She ran in Abbotsford South, campaigning on promises to reduce taxes in B.C. by cutting the PST, increase the support for farmers and natural resource workers, creating strategies to combat the opioid crisis, and creating more support for recovery centers and homeless shelters[13] She finished with 1,720 votes, or 7.90% of the ballots cast in Abbotsford South.[14]
Political views[edit]
She describes herself as pro-life, anti-euthanasia, anti-forced vaccinations, anti-corruption, and anti-gender re-assignment surgery for minors.[5]
LGBT Issues[edit]
While Thompson opposes the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools, she has stated that she is not against individuals who are transgender, gay, or lesbian.[9] Thompson is vocal about her opinions on many LGBT topics, especially those related to the transgender community. Notably, she opposed a petition that sought to ban gay conversion therapy on minors. As a schoolboard candidate, Thompson called for the repeal of British Columbia's SOGI 123 initiative, as a part of 'Culture Guard' - a coalition of social conservatives.[1]
Black Lives Matter[edit]
Thompson has stated she believes Black Lives Matter is a "religious cult" whose members practice witchcraft. She also claims BLM activists commit murder. In a Q and A with a local newspaper during her 2020 campaign, she responded to the question "In the era of Black Lives Matter, should B.C. increase the penalties for hate speech?" including the following statements.
"These lesbian leaders are in support of complete anarchy. While looting, pillaging and burning down their own African American communities, these BLM anarchists have killed black men, women and children in the last few months. They have shot white officers sitting in their police cars and on duty.
They now make no bones about murdering anyone in the name of their religious movement. They want even their youngest members to be driven in support of trans people, especially black trans.
When we dare say “all lives matter” we are in danger of being physically or socially terrorized as happened recently to an Abbotsford business. They are hateful to white people."[15]
COVID-19 & Vaccination[edit]
Thomson believes COVID-19 is not a serious threat. She has attended and promoted numerous anti-lockdown, anti-mask, and anti-vaccination rallies and demonstrations, which organizers dubbed 'Freedom Rallies' in Vancouver, BC.
She is seen in a Rebel News YouTube video taken at a rally in September 2020 wearing a shirt that reads 'Fear Is the Virus' and holding a shofar.[16]
Thompson has appeared at protests and rallies against government lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as forced vaccination.[17]
Philanthropy[edit]
Thompson has previously worked with Youth Detention Centre to look after high-risk youths.[7][13] In addition, she has raised money for widows and the poor in Uganda.[7]
Works[edit]
- Relentless Redemption: No Pain, No Shame, Born to Reign (2013)
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: Burnaby South Resignation of Kennedy Stewart | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh | 8,848 | 38.90 |  3.83
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| Liberal | Richard T. Lee | 5,919 | 26.02 |  7.86
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| Conservative | Jay Shin | 5,147 | 22.63 | 4.48
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| People's | Laura-Lynn Thompson | 2,422 | 10.65 | New | ||||
| Independent | Terry Grimwood | 242 | 1.06 | New | ||||
| Independent | Valentine Wu | 168 | 0.74 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 22,746 | 99.17 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 190 | 0.83 | +0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,936 | 30.10 | -30.68 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,204 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +5.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18] | ||||||||
