Unexpected Issues

This is one item I did not anticipate having to address as Mayor.

 

Earlier today we were notified that the Town of Kindersley had been included on the website of the Nationalist Party of Canada. The group, according to Kevin Martel of CJME, self identifies as a white supremacist group. Should you find their website you will discover that they believe a secret cabal is ruling the world including Russia and China. Further, they refer to David Duke, a former KKK leader and white supremacist in the south of the USA who has run for the Senate, as an authority on this cabal due to his book.

 

The Town has been working to have our name removed from the website.

Minister Boyd's office contacted us earlier today regarding the political nature of the party. The reason we were listed is that we, along with 6 other municipalities in Saskatchewan, were invited to proclaim "European Heritage Week." Unfortunately for the City of Regina, they proclaimed the said week and will now be rescinding the proclamation. Thank you to Minister Boyd and his office for alerting us to the nature of the party.

As a result of our being named on the website we have been called by Kevin Martel of CJME and Vanessa Brown of the Leader-Post for comments. I have been on the phone with both people this afternoon. I have affirmed the respective heritages of peoples from around the world and how important immigrants are to our community. The other thing I mentioned is that each person, regardless of race or any other criteria, is a valued member of our, and any, community.

The party used a method used by many charities to have Council's across Canada proclaim a week to their cause; we have proclaimed causes for a few causes and charities such as diseases and wellness. The correspondence from the Nationalist Party of Canada will not be on the agenda.