National Inuit Leader Denounces Racist Slur Included in Animated Video on MP Website
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon categorically denounces the inclusion of a racist Aboriginal slur in an animated video on the website of a Member of Parliament. The comment “Slow down young man, you’re talking Eskimo” can be heard in an animated video supporting discussion on the Canadian Wheat Board.
“The comment is offensive to Inuit, has no place in public discussion, and certainly no place on the website of an elected Member of Parliament. My hope is that the MP in question did not know it was part of the animated video, and that it will be removed immediately. We will write to the MP in question to make this view known and to request that the video be altered to remove the offensive phrase.”
Contact:
Stephen Hendrie
Director of Communications
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Cell (613) 277-3178