The Legend of Robert McDavid

Robert McDavid was the supposed Communications Director for the Wildrose on Campus (WROC) at the University of Calgary, according to the executives Keean Bexte and Don MacLeod (who have both since resigned their posts).  On March 6, 2017, an email was circulated inviting members to a screening of "The Red Pill" sponsored in part by the WROC and Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) Youth.  The subject line of that email was "Feminism is Cancer", an apparent nod to the "alt-right" poster boy Milo Yiannopolous.  According to Bexte, McDavid was fired after the email went public.

Jason Herring of The Gauntlet took on the task of trying to find McDavid.  WROC executives claimed McDavid was a first-year student in Engineering but the Office of the Registrar at the U of C could not find a student registered under that name.  Herring also tried to reach two McDavid's listed in the public directory but was unsuccessful.  Although no one can seem to find this person, "evidence" of his existence has been popping up in the least surprising places.

On March 8, 2017 Herring again reported on the story.  At that time, he had discovered a Facebook profile for "Robert McDavid" created on March 7, 2017 (since removed for violation of FB community standards).  The above screenshot of an account created this month showed up on Twitter last night.  The two accounts following the egg are an ardent Jason Kenney supporter and an account that performs essentially the same role as the former; disagreeing with, or "fact checking" those who disagree with Kenney.

Bexte was also a Jason Kenney supporting delegate at the upcoming PC Leadership convention.  Bexte... founder of the Wildrose on Campus... was a PC Youth delegate.

Let that simmer amidst the claims of Wildrose members infiltrating the PC Party to elect Jason Kenney...

Is this "just politics"?  Is this the politics our youth are being taught? Modeled?  That it's okay to make false political plays to get what you want and if something goes wrong you just "blame" and "fire" a non-existent member?  Maybe this kid was planning a future in politics.  Tell me, what is school like for him right now?  What does his future hold?

His name is associated with "Feminism is Cancer", "blaming a non-existent staffer" and being asked to resign from a delegate position.  And for what?  If there is someone else behind this little charade, they should be taking full responsibility from this kid because that's what he is: a kid.  A kid whose name, and shame, will not be forgotten in political circles.

D.