Social media can be useful and sometimes it can distract from the message.

That91裸聊视频檚 what Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield said after columnist and former NDP strategist Bill Tieleman called her out for liking tweets that were deemed out-of-line.

One of the tweets was from a parent who retweeted a claim that school-aged children are being used for herd immunity against COVID-19. Merrifield said she liked that parent91裸聊视频檚 tweet, not as an attack on Dr. Bonnie Henry and public health orders, but to encourage people to keep asking questions about health policies during the pandemic.

Why is BC Liberal MLA & Health Critic liking Tweets claiming kids are being "used" to develop "herd" immunity and "we want them infected"???

91裸聊视频� BillTieleman (@BillTieleman)

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91裸聊视频淏ut the way it was warped by the NDP pundit (Tieleman) was disgusting. Because for me, it was about that parent and that parent91裸聊视频檚 heart cry.91裸聊视频�

Merrifield added that the tweets she liked highlight that the questions she brings up at the legislature echo the concerns that parents have.

As we91裸聊视频檝e done since the beginning of the pandemic, the BC Liberal Caucus continues to fully support the hard work of public health officials. I want to apologize to Dr. Bonnie Henry if that has in any way been called into question by my social media activity.

91裸聊视频� Renee Merrifield (@ReneeMerrifiel3)

She has since 91裸聊视频榰nliked91裸聊视频� those tweets and has apologized to Dr. Bonnie Henry.

91裸聊视频淗onestly, I don91裸聊视频檛 want to distract from the message with social media91裸聊视频� and I don91裸聊视频檛 want to be misinterpreted and I certainly don91裸聊视频檛 want (Twitter) used against the message,91裸聊视频� she said.

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