“His refusal to denounce these divisive comments sends a dangerous message. “While a statue of our country’s founder is being removed in one city, a park was recently named after Pakistan’s founder in another, in the presence of M-103 Liberal MP sponsor,” he wrote — a reference to controversial Liberal MP Iqra Khalid. Arif Virani, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of heritage, also called for Bernier’s ouster Wednesday — and called out Scheer for failing to condemn his caucus member’s behaviour. “I urge you to remove Mr. Bernier from your caucus immediately, otherwise Canadians will be forced to conclude that you accept his backward views,” Virani wrote. Diversity is what makes Canada strong: Trudeau https://t.co/dZmCffRBFY — Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 13, 2018It’s far from the first time that someone has called for Bernier to be removed from caucus.

Source: National Post August 15, 2018 18:17 UTC