Senator Murray Sinclair says the controversy over accusations of domestic violence against the newly elected leader of the Manitoba NDP, Wab Kinew, is turning into a "witch hunt." "From the perspective of looking at this objectively, we can't conduct a trial in the public media over these allegations," Sinclair said on CBC's Information Radio on Thursday. Sinclair said he knew about the incidents detailed in Kinew's book, as well as other allegations. Delegates to the Manitoba NDP leadership convention on the weekend elected Wab Kinew despite his past. "This is not the first time and not the only time that allegations about Indigenous leaders have been made and will be made," Sinclair said.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2017 14:12 UTC