HALIFAX — A Halifax councillor is apologizing for using a racially charged word, the most recent snarl in a string of controversial remarks to roil regional council. “I had a problem with him saying that the word marijuana is racist because of Mexicans,” Whitman told CTV Atlantic. “The word marijuana may be racist because of Caucasians, Negroes, or some other race, but not because of a nationality.”The lone African-Nova Scotian member of council, Coun. Halifax resident Jenny Gammon said she has filed a complaint against Whitman, the councillor in her largely suburban district northwest of downtown. Halifax councillors have been discussing other racially charged language in recent months.

Source: National Post October 31, 2017 16:30 UTC