The federal NDP candidate and riding executives in Guelph sent a letter blaming “white fragility” for the removal of an Ontario MPP from the provincial NDP caucus after a falling out over her offensive comments about the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 7. The letter was co-signed by several local leaders of the federal NDP in Guelph, including Janice Folk-Dawson, who was acclaimed as the federal NDP’s candidate for Guelph in September. “The decision to remove (Jama) from the caucus has now completely overshadowed the anti-democratic, anti-free speech, punitive censorship by the Ford government,” the Guelph letter read. The Guelph NDP riding association did not respond to National Post’s request for comment, nor did the Ontario and federal NDP. However, sources within the Ontario NDP tell the National Post trouble within the party has been brewing for years.

Source: National Post January 25, 2024 22:02 UTC