This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he does not agree with accusations that Quebeckers are racist, after one of his MPs applauded controversial remarks on the subject by a University of Ottawa professor.
In a Twitter post Monday evening, Green gave “kudos” to law professor Amir Attaran “for standing his ground against the racism he sees perpetuated in Quebec.” Attaran has claimed on social media that Quebec is led by “a white supremacist government” and resembles an “#AlabamaOfTheNorth.” Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said Attaran’s remarks themselves amount to a kind of racism against Quebeckers as a minority group. The professor rejects the accusation on the grounds that residents of any particular province, and francophones, “are not races.”
University of Ottawa president Jacques Fremont said in a letter to Parti Quebecois Leader Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon on Sunday that the institution does not share Attaran’s opinions, but that they were posted on his personal Twitter account and thus not subject to sanction, as words spoken in the classroom might be.
So as long as you’re black you get a free pass on racism?
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