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Faith Goldy flashed hate-linked hand sign in 2017 photo with Conservative candidate Justina McCaffrey
By Neil Moss Sep. 30, 2019
The Anti-Defamation League listed the 'OK' hand gesture as a hate symbol last week.
Conservative candidate Justina McCaffrey, far left, pictured with Faith Goldy, far right, flanking two unidentified individuals at a conservative event held at a ByWard Market restaurant on Feb. 23, 2017, during the Manning Conference. The Hill Times file photograph
Conservative candidate Justina McCaffrey was photographed in 2017 with far-right activist Faith Goldy as she was giving a hand gesture that has been linked to hate groups. Ms. McCaffrey told The Huffington Post earlier this month she had not seen Ms. Goldy in “several years.”
Neil MossNeil Moss is a reporter at The Hill Times covering federal politics, foreign policy, and defence.
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