Source: CBCNews.ca, March 17th
The Saskatchewan Party released more controversial social media posts, and some don’t like it…
The Saskatchewan Party has released more controversial social media posts of Saskatchewan NDP candidates. Some are saying it means more NDP candidates should be questioned, while others say it is an example of ugly politics.
Thursday’s release from the Saskatchewan Party contained posts made by Adam Duke, the NDP candidate for Humboldt-Watrous. The posts joke about rape and non-white people. The NDP said Duke apologized for the posts and that they were meant as “sarcastic.”
One reads, “Not sure if this guy is tanned or brown skinned. Told me he is going to see his family. Didn’t tell me if that family is alive or dead. #terrorist.”
In a statement accompanying the release of screen captures of the posts, a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan Party said “the remarks speak for themselves.”
A spokesperson for the Saskatchewan NDP responded to questions about the posts noting that the party was aware of Duke’s posts and obtained explanations for them.
According to the spokesperson, Duke was being sarcastic because he was frustrated about racial profiling in society. The spokesperson, in an email to news media, added that Duke apologized for the posts and the party’s leader, Cam Broten, had accepted his apology.