Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is denouncing a German politician after several Tory MPs were criticized for meeting with her while she was in Canada this week.
Conservative MPs Dean Allison (Niagara-West's rep.), Colin Carrie and Leslyn Lewis were photographed having dinner with Christine Anderson, a member of the European Parliament.
She represents the Alternative for Germany party, a right-wing populist party that opposes immigration and was put under surveillance as a suspected extremist group by Germany's intelligence agency in 2021.
The chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network and at least two Canadian Jewish organizations expressed concern about the MPs having dinner with Anderson.
In a written statement responding to the concerns today Poilievre says Anderson's views are ``vile'' and that her ``racist, hateful views are not welcome here.''
The three MPs say in their own statement that they were not aware of her views.