Jagmeet Singh Called an MP Racist and He's Not Backing Down
| Jagmeet Singh Called an MP Racist and He's Not Backing Down | | On June 17, the leader of the NDP party was removed from the House after refusing to apologize for calling Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament Alain Therrien racist. ICYMI, Singh was attempting to get all parties in the House of Commons to agree to a motion that recognizes the existence of systemic racism within the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police), with the motion emphasizing that “several Indigenous people have died at the hands of the RCMP in recent months…” In addition, the motion asked Members of Parliament to support a review of the RCMP’s budget and to demand that the RCMP release all of its use-of-force reports. Therrien was the only MP (of 338) who refused to support the motion (the motion did not pass), and according to Singh, made a dismissive hand gesture while doing so—something that prompted the NDP leader to speak out. | | | | |
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