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

That香蕉视频直播檚 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 parent香蕉视频直播檚 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"???

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

As we香蕉视频直播檝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.

香蕉视频直播� Renee Merrifield (@ReneeMerrifiel3)

She has since 香蕉视频直播榰nliked香蕉视频直播� those tweets and has apologized to Dr. Bonnie Henry.

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