In a statement, the Green Party announced that Lascaris was removed, along with Lisa Barrett and Colin Griffiths, from its Shadow Cabinet because they publicly criticized the leader of the B.C. Green Party, Andrew Weaver. Weaver was critical of his party for considering a policy endorsing Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS). B'nai Brith Canada had proactively reached out to Weaver as early as July 8, calling on him to publicly oppose the boycott motion.
B'nai Brith also had previously urged Green Party Leader Elizabeth May to dismiss Lascaris as justice critic after it exposed that he advocated on behalf of a terroristwho murdered three Israeli civilians in Jerusalem. Lascaris submitted the anti-Israel boycott motion to the Green Party's Annual Convention in August and was among its main proponents.
