Deepak Obhrai says ‘old Canada’ media is biased against him

Don Martin says he stands behind his comments about Obhrai 'as being entirely accurate, fair, and balanced, and in no way discriminatory against' him.

Conservative leadership candidate Deepak Obhrai, pictured at a leadership debate in Ottawa Nov. 13, says because he is an immigrant, and a visible minority, there is 'institutional discrimination' against him in the media. Two columnists he refers to disagree with his arguments.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHELSEA NASH

November 16, 2016

Conservative leadership candidate Deepak Obhrai is alleging that some national media commentators are biased against him for being a visible minority. The MP for Calgary Forest Lawn, Alta. attributes the bias to “institutiona...

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