Two Green Party leadership candidates were the targets of racist slurs during an all-candidates virtual town hall hosted by the party on Tuesday night. The party has been hosting regional town halls as part of its leadership contest during the pandemic. During Tuesday night's debate focused on the Prairie region, an anti-Black slur was directed at candidate Annamie Paul through the meeting's chat service. Power & Politics speaks to Annamie Paul, one of two Green leadership candidates who say they were subjected to racist slurs at virtual townhall on July 21. A statement later released by the party said the contact information used by the perpetrators doesn't match any party member contact.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 23:26 UTC