ST. ALBERT, Alta. — The chief of a municipal fire department in Alberta has been suspended without pay for two weeks for wearing a blackface costume at a private party three years ago. Gretzinger says no one at the party said anything to him about his costume or suggested it was in poor taste. “I’m devastated.”The City of St. Albert issued a release that doesn’t name Gretzinger, but refers to the behaviour of a city employee while off duty. “These actions were racially insensitive and not consistent with the culture of the City of St. Albert,” said Kevin Scoble, the city’s chief administrative officer.

Source: National Post September 27, 2019 00:33 UTC