A Manitoba minister is apologizing for reposting a comment on social media about the assassinated conservative American influencer Charlie Kirk.
“I apologize for sharing a post yesterday on the murder of Charlie Kirk,” Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine said in a Sept. 12 Instagram story post.
“Violence has no place in our democracy. Political debate is achieved with words and discussion. In a world too often divided, we should strive to show empathy to everyone even those we don’t agree with.”
Fontaine’s apology comes a day after she reposted a comment on Instagram that called Kirk a “racist, xenophobic, transphobic, islamophobic, sexist, white nationalist mouthpiece who made millions of dollars inciting hatred in this country.”…