A former regional director of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers recently resigned after referring to the owners of Highbury Canco in Leamington as "Wynne's East Indian friends." In the message, which was dated Feb. 22, Diab describes the OPVG board as "fraught with racism, bigotry and disdain for HCC." (CBC File Photo)In a statement, Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal confirmed he was aware of a "situation" involving "discriminatory comments" made by a former OPVG board member. Resignation happened before board firedNews of the discriminatory email comes just days after the entire OPVG board was fired by the provincial government. Former Ontario minister of agriculture Elmer Buchanan, who has taken over the board, confirmed an OPVG member had resigned, but said the incident happened "well-before" all of the board members were removed from their positions.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2017 19:09 UTC