The founder of the Vancouver Candle Company has issued an apology and says he will be "stepping away" from his duties after another Vancouver business accused him of sending racist text messages online. Christina McDaniel says she received a text message from a number listed as "Vancouver Candle Co." defending the use of the N-word. After she went public, calls to boycott Vancouver Candle Co. products quickly made the rounds on social media. The lawsuit was launched by another candle company, Hollow Tree Candle Co. registered in Squamish, B.C., and alleges that Vancouver Candle has "engaged in aggressive marketing practices, bordering on the unethical" since 2017. "Racism has never been and will never be tolerated at Vancouver Candle Co.," he said in the letter.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2020 23:54 UTC