Lethbridge-East NDP candidate Rob Miyashiro laughed when asked for comment by reporters on retweeting a wildfire joke aimed at the UCP..UCP candidate Brian Jean for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche says Miyashiro should say he's sorry for sharing the wildfire jokes online, which took digs at the UCP..Jean, like many other Albertans, know firsthand fire is no joke. Jean lost his home in the Fort McMurray fires..Miyashiro shared a wildfire joke aimed at the UCP on Twitter.."Sad this is happening, but isn’t it kind of a metaphor for the UCP burning this province down the past four years," a Twitter user named Lucy posted on Friday.."He should just apologize, but he won't. Lethbridge voters should take note," Jean said..Miyashiro retweeted the post Friday. However, after the Western Standard broke the story the same day, Miyashiro seems to have untweeted the post.."Inappropriate and incorrect," one Twitter user said on the post..On Tuesday, Miyashiro was asked by a reporter about the tweet.."There's not really any comment to make if you look at the tweet, I mean, look at that tweet," Miyashiro said..It appears Miyashiro will not apologize for the retweet. In the video footage captured Tuesday, Miyashiro smiled and appeared to be laughing while standing next to Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley..The Alberta NDP still refuses to take questions from the Western Standard.
