NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the antisemitic comments by two of his party’s candidates who resigned were “completely wrong.”
The party confirmed Wednesday that Dan Osborne, the candidate for the Nova Scotia riding of Cumberland-Colchester, and Sidney Coles, the candidate for Toronto-St. Paul’s, ended their campaigns and “agreed to educate themselves further about antisemitism.”
Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Essex, Ont., Singh said antisemitism has no place in his party.
“These candidates made the right decision,” he said. “They made the decision, and I support them in that decision.”
“In addition, they’re talking about the importance of getting training. Antisemitism is real. We’re seeing a scary rise in antisemitism, and we are unequivocally opposed, and we’ll confront it.”
Coles, who has since deleted her Twitter account, was reported to have posted misinformation about Israel being linked to missing COVID-19 vaccines.
Singh condemned those posts during a campaign stop on Tuesday but did not demand her resignation.
“The candidate offered a complete and unequivocal apology,” Singh said Tuesday. “That apology was accepted recently by (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs). That was the right thing to do.”
“Those comments were wrong and I’m encouraged to see a clear apology and a complete withdrawal of those comments.”
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