A Valley Driving School instructor was confronted and struck in the head while teaching a student in an empty parking lot this week, in a viral video that has drawn attention to the cross-border reach of anti-immigrant language.
The footage shows the instructor standing with a clipboard during a lesson when a woman approaches. She accuses him of parking illegally and tells him to “go back to your country.” In response, he replies “Born here.”
The exchange continues with further heated comments before she is seen slapping him. The instructor remains largely composed and continues recording.
Valley Driving School has stated that it filed a report with local police and is supporting the instructor. No arrests or charges have been publicly confirmed. The woman was associated with a black Chevrolet Equinox.
While the incident took place in Canada, many online commenters have noted that the language used echoes phrases that have become more common in public confrontations in both Canada and the United States.
Some have connected the rhetoric to intensified anti-immigrant messaging in American politics, particularly statements from Donald Trump framing immigration as a threat, which observers say has normalized nativist language on both sides of the border.
Local driving instructors in the Fraser Valley have occasionally reported harassment during lessons, though cases involving explicit racial language and physical contact are less commonly documented in public reports.
The original video was shared by local accounts, including one that described a woman going “off on a driving instructor in Langley while he was doing his job in an empty parking lot.”
As of Thursday morning, the story remains primarily a social-media phenomenon. Whether the police report leads to further action, and whether the video prompts any official local response, remain unknown.
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