Conservative MPP Randy Hillier is apologizing for a tweet he shared that described a hijab-clad Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath as "dehumanized." "Without reservation I regret my tweets," Hillier tweeted late Saturday for his Friday post. Posts have been deleted.#onpoli — @randyhillierThe original tweet, posted by Twitter user Todd Banks, showed Horwath barefoot, donning an orange-coloured hijab, seated across from Hamilton imam Ayman Al-Taher. The original tweet, posted by Twitter user Todd Banks, showed Horwath bare-foot, donning an orange-coloured hijab, seated across from Imam Ayman Al-Taher in September. But on Saturday evening, NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh came out more forcefully against the tweet, calling it "bigoted" and "divisive."

Source: CBC News November 26, 2016 22:20 UTC