VANCOUVER—A Facebook group associated with controversial ads promoting Vancouver mayoral candidate Hector Bremner — which Bremner’s party said it had no affiliation with — has been taken down. The “Vancouverites for Affordable Housing” group is behind these billboards for Vancouver mayoral candidate Hector Bremner, such as this one seen on Main St. ( Jennifer Gauthier / For StarMetro )On Friday, Fung sent a request to Facebook to have the group removed — and by Saturday morning it appeared to have been deleted. Article Continued BelowThe group “Vancouverites for Affordable Housing,” which is behind a series of advertisements on posters, billboards and social media promoting mayoral candidate Hector Bremner, has had their Facebook group taken down. The original “Vancouverites for Affordable Housing” was started by Eveline Xia as a grassroots campaign for better housing in Vancouver, and the Facebook group was used to organize rallies. the group is also associated with Housing Action for Local Taxpayers, which is also currently run by Fung.

Source: thestar September 16, 2018 00:20 UTC