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Ignatieff boots Quebec candidate who called Aboriginals ‘featherheads’

13 years ago By Mark Blackburn

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is facing a brewing controversy after it emerged a Liberal candidate who founded a white supremacy group in Quebec made racist comments about Aboriginal people, calling them “featherheads” and questioning the validity of Aboriginal rights.

Bloc candidate implied Quebeckers ‘racist,’ says Saganash

13 years ago By Mark Blackburn

A Cree NDP candidate in northern Quebec is demanding his Bloc opponent apologize to all Quebeckers implying they are “racist.”

Incumbent Bloc candidate sorry for saying NDP opponent’s Cree ancestry a weakness

13 years ago By Mark Blackburn

An incumbent Bloc Quebecois candidate in northern Quebec apologized Friday for saying the Aboriginal ancestry of his NDP opponent was a liability with voters.