Braydon Mazurkiewich was upset about a planned urban reserve in Winnipeg when he wrote that the site, which sits on a former military base, was "built for hardworking men and women of the military, not freeloading Indians."
New Democrats, Tories and non-partisans took to social media to denounce the 24-year-old's comment. Party brass stepped in and called it "not acceptable."
"The PC party president will be asking Brayden (sic) Mazurkiewich for his resignation. If he chooses not to resign, the party management committee will convene next week to deal with this issue," party president Ryan Matthews wrote in an email.
Mazurkiewich handed in his resignation and apologized for the comment, but maintained his opposition to the reserve in suburban Winnipeg.
"What I did write was racist and I do apologize for that," he said.
"But my feelings about the reserve going in ... I don't think that would fit well in that community at all. You know, you hear on reserves all the time, people are burning down their own homes. There are shootings and stabbings, and we don't need to bring more of that to Winnipeg."
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Source: huffington post
Author: Steve Lambert
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