MONTREAL—A Montreal borough councillor who caused a furor when she stated publicly how upset she was to be treated by a doctor wearing a Muslim head scarf was kicked out of her party’s caucus Wednesday. Lynne Shand will sit as an independent councillor for Anjou, borough Mayor Luis Miranda said in an interview. Miranda’s decision was a reversal from two days earlier when he told CBC Shand would remain in his party despite her anti-Muslim comments. On Wednesday, following strong denunciations of Shand’s comments by Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante, citizens and other municipal politicians, Miranda announced she would no longer be a member of his caucus. On Tuesday, Montreal city council Speaker Cathy Wong said she had officially complained about Shand’s comments to the provincial municipal commission.

Source: thestar March 27, 2019 18:48 UTC