Jamie Sitar said he was "disgusted" when he opened up the latest weekly newsletter from Calvin Christian Elementary School's principal. In the weekly email, which is also posted online, principal John Sawatzky provides regular school information and also writes a brief religious message. Language used by principal 'inappropriate and racist,' Winnipeg dad says:Jamie Sitar says the language used by his daughter's Christian school principal in a weekly newsletter doesn't fit with reconciliation efforts. 1:20The principal initially responded by saying he used the word to describe the Indigenous peoples after reading about the story of the missionaries online. "Those calls to action all reflect the fact that a lot of what has gotten us into trouble in this country are these notions of superiority — cultural superiority, religious superiority, ethnic superiority," said Moran.

Source: CBC News February 06, 2020 10:52 UTC