Aaron Gunn

Calls grow for Poilievre to pull Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn over residential school comments.

First Nations leaders and others urged Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate after old social media posts resurfaced about residential schools. The controversy centered on Gunn's remarks describing the use of the word genocide as sensationalizing what happened at residential schools.

Coverage highlighted backlash to Aaron Gunn's residential school comments during the federal campaign.

A news report discussed criticism of Gunn after resurfaced tweets and quotes about residential schools drew condemnation from Indigenous leaders. The story noted that the Conservative campaign did not drop him as a candidate at the time.

Public profiles identify Aaron Gunn as the MP for North Island—Powell River.

Public records and biographical pages describe Aaron Gunn as a Canadian politician and filmmaker who became the Member of Parliament for North Island—Powell River after the 2025 federal election. These sources provide his current parliamentary status and basic background rather than a specific news development.

House of Commons member page lists Aaron Gunn as a sitting MP.

The House of Commons directory identifies Aaron Gunn as a Member of Parliament and provides official parliamentary information. This is a public mention confirming his role in Parliament, but it does not report a specific new event in the last week.