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Canadian Liberal Calls Conservative Official Racist For . . . Wearing A Bulletproof Vest

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The far left outrage machine is not only churning out new controversies in the United States, but also in Canada, which has seen an uptick in identity politics and political correctness.

Newly-appointed Minister of Community Safety in Ontario, Michael Tibollo, was accused of racism for simply mentioning that he wore a bulletproof vest while doing his on-the-job training touring last week, according to the Toronto Sun.

While responding to a progressive lawmaker’s assertion that police officers cease carding locals, Tibollo mentioned his tour in the Jane-Finch community of Toronto.

“Personally, I went out to Jane and Finch, put on a bulletproof vest and spent 7 o’clock to 1 o’clock in the morning visiting sites that had previously had bullet-ridden people killed in the middle of the night.”

Tibollo added, “The police need tools to work with.”

Ontario leader of the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), Andrea Horwath, immediately used the remarks to virtue signal.

“Conservative minister Michael Tibollo’s comment this morning about wearing a bulletproof vest at Jane and Finch is inexcusably racist,” she opined. “What he needs to do is acknowledge that in the Legislature. He needs to withdraw his remarks and apologize.”

Tibollo walked back the remarks last Thursday, though he stopped short of apologizing, The Star reports.

“If I had to do it over again, obviously I have learned the way you say things should be, perhaps, more careful, because I honestly didn’t think that I was being offensive,” he said.

In his original statement, Tibollo made no mention of race, ethnicity, or religion, merely commenting what his training required for him to do for his new job.

In true left-wing fashion, Horwath engaged in identity politics in an attempt to smear a colleague from the other side of the aisle. While the mainstream praised the NDP leader for her boldness, it came off as nothing short of petty and bitter after the June 2018 Ontario elections which saw the Conservatives gain a majority in the Canadian province.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/33607/canadian-liberal-calls-conservative-official-jacob-airey

 

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