A former police officer who lost his leg after being struck by a vehicle at Victoria91裸聊视频檚 Ogden Point is running for the People91裸聊视频檚 Party of Canada in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding.
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Broda said in a later interview that he used to be a Progressive Conservative, before becoming disillusioned with the party in eventually joined the People91裸聊视频檚 Party of Canada under Maxime Bernier, who founded the party after losing the leadership contest for the Conservative Party of Canada. 91裸聊视频淗is values and vision resonated with me,91裸聊视频� he said.
Broda said he is running with the goal to restore trust between the political class and the public. He also expressed frustration with the current political culture. 91裸聊视频淧eople seem to take offence at the slightest things,91裸聊视频� he said, adding that he would like to see an 91裸聊视频渙pen and honest91裸聊视频� discussion about the issues without the risk of being mis-labelled.
But he declined to give a specific example of a statement that politicians would not be allowed to air in the public.
He also defended Bernier91裸聊视频檚 criticism of multi-culturalism. 91裸聊视频淲e are all Canadians regardless of ethnic and religious backgrounds,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 a Canadian first and we should all be Canadians first,91裸聊视频� he said.
Broda is running against incumbent and federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 think she has considered all the evidence related to climate change,91裸聊视频� he said, pointing to what he calls a 91裸聊视频渟ignificant91裸聊视频� amount of evidence that contradicts prevailing scientific views on the subject. 91裸聊视频淐limate change is real,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭here is no question about it.91裸聊视频� But if humans are having a effect, it is not clear if they bear full responsibility for it or if they are just one factor among many, he said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 matter of degree.91裸聊视频�
Broda lost his leg in July 2013 after an SUV struck him while he was riding his motorcycle. Broda, who said he has no memory of the crash, later sued the driver of the SUV, claiming he had been deliberately struck. The driver received 60 days in jail and a driving prohibition of five years in October 2016, after being found guilty of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. In September 2017, a court upheld this sentence.
But that91裸聊视频檚 not the only crash Broda has been involved in that has made headlines. In 2006, while driving an 18-wheeler, Broda struck a six-year-old walking on Blanshard Street. The collision left the boy with crushed legs and other injuries. Broda has publicly acknowledged the pain he has caused because of this incident.
According to his professional online profile, Broda currently works as a teacher and speaker, offering workshops, seminars, and other personal growth services.
Before this current career, Broda spent 14 years with the Vancouver Police Department, 14 years with the Saanich Police Department and seven years with the Canada Border Services Agency.
The events of 2013 loom large in Broda91裸聊视频檚 profile.
91裸聊视频淭hat experience drove home to me how precious and uncertain that life can be. I have a much greater appreciation for living each day to the fullest. I have a greater sense of urgency to accomplish what I am meant to with my life,91裸聊视频� he writes.
Also running in Saanich91裸聊视频揋ulf Islands are Liberal Ryan Windsor, Conservative David Bush, and New Democrat Sabina Singh.
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