Concerns raised over comments referencing Muslims reposted by Tory leadership hopeful – Winnipeg [Video]

One of the two candidates for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives is under fire over a social media post that referred to his opponent’s Muslim faith.

Wally Daudrich’s campaign Facebook page recently reposted a message from a user named Vicki Poutine. Poutine’s post quoted a newsletter from the Daudrich campaign that condemned antisemitism and attacks on Jews. Poutine added to the end of the post: “We must stop Muslim Obby Khan from becoming the Conservative leader.”

Daudrich’s campaign manager says the message was reposted by a staff member who did not notice the wording at the end, and the post was taken down as soon as it was brought to the team’s attention.

“This is nonsense. The reference to Mr. Khan’s Muslim faith was made at the end of a long post written by an individual not associated with our campaign,” Joseph Ben-Ami said in a written statement.

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