The tweet by indepent politician Randy Hillier called the federal transport minister a 'terrorist'OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is calling on Twitter to remove a tweet from an Ontario politician who labelled federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra a “terrorist.”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentMendicino says the tweet from Independent MPP Randy Hillier is “flagrantly abusive, offensive and Islamophobic” and amounts to “hate speech” that should have no place on Twitter or other social media platforms. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Public safety minister calls for removal of 'hate' tweet about Omar Alghabra Back to videoIn a tweet today supporting truckers opposed to mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 in order to cross the Canada-U.S. border, Hillier refers to Alghabra as a terrorist who has condemned Canadians to starvation in the name of public safety.

Source: National Post January 26, 2022 04:53 UTC