Sask. Party candidate for nomination withdraws, apologizes for putting child in blackface [Video]

A former prospective Saskatchewan Party nominee has apologized for putting a student in blackface.

Meghan Mayer was running to be the Sask. Party nominee for the Prince Albert Carlton constituency. She withdrew from the race a week after announcing her candidacy.

“This decision came after recognizing my past actions and weighing the needs and sensibilities of the community,” Mayer told CTV News in an emailed statement.

Mayer is the lead pastor of Embassy Church in Prince Albert. She used to work at Regent Academy — a private Christian school operated by Embassy Church. The school was shut down in 2024.

“In 2014, I directed a school play in which one of the actors was in blackface. At the time, I was not aware of the offensive and racist nature of blackface,” Mayer wrote in the statement.

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