Brown rips Poilievre over ‘slow and selective’ response to Buffalo shooting, as politicians of all stripes denounce ‘white replacement theory’

'Any and all racism is evil and must be stopped,' says Conservative MP and party leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre. 'Any individual who engages in racism is personally responsible for his behaviour.'

Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown, left, called out fellow Conservative leadership candidate MP Pierre Poilievre for his slow response to the May 14 Buffalo, N.Y., shooting. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

May 17, 2022

In the wake of a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., that left 10 Black people dead, Conservative leadership hopefuls and MPs of all stripes are strongly condemning the “ugly racist hate” that motivated the act. But as politicians and the public continue to take stock of the tragedy that occurred j...

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