It also recommended the Senate administration remove the offending letters if Beyak doesn't do so herself. Beyak, appointed to the Senate in 2013 by former prime minister Stephen Harper, was kicked out of the Conservative caucus last year over her refusal to remove the letters from her website. Letters aren't racist: BeyakIn her speech, Beyak doubled down on her contention that there was nothing racist in the letters. Either senators are free to speak without fear of reprisal or we are not," she told the Senate. In a post on Twitter, Bennett thanked the Senate for "denouncing racism and for moving to take down the hateful letters" on Beyak's website.

Source: Huffington Post May 10, 2019 00:33 UTC