After candidate resigns over troubling posts, Coderre calls it a case of trolls spreading 'trash'

Ensemble Montreal candidate Dan Kraft stepped down after blog posts came to light that criticized George Floyd and Muslims, among others. The person who made his posts public is a professor, but Coderre spoke at length to condemn the 'troll' involved.

The candidate, Université de Montreal lecturer Dan Kraft, was running for Ensemble Montreal in Outremont when comments he made on a longstanding blog came to light, including blaming Muslims for terrorism and calling George Floyd a "delinquent."

The person who made his posts public this week is also a professor, at Concordia, with another professor adding that she and others had tried to bring Kraft's views to the party's attention.

But Coderre spoke at length to condemn those involved, equating the situation with the social media vitriol that has led several Quebec politicians to step away from public life, saying they were exhausted.

"There's some troll who was playing with that," Coderre said in the wake of Kraft's resignation.