The PC Party leader has accepted an apology from his party's candidate in next week's by-election for comments that some people interpreted as racist.
“We need to recruit health professionals from regions that love this place, like Germany who loves the outdoors, not from India or Pakistan who come here,” Lynn Paddock, a candidate for Baie Verte Green Bay, said during the debate. There is,” he said. And go to Toronto. ”
Immigration Minister Gerry Byrne said the comments were not based on fact and were completely hurtful.
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Leader Tony Wakeham, a former health care CEO in a previous life, said the state has relied on bringing in medical professionals from around the world for decades.
“Mr. Lin has clarified his comments and apologized. He has served in the Canadian Armed Forces for nearly 30 years with people from all over the world and truly values diversity and inclusion,” Wakeham said. said on Your VOCM Mornings. “He recommitted me to those values and his comments were in no way meant to be taken as derogatory or disrespectful.”
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But Immigration Minister Gerry Byrne has no intention of releasing Mr Paddock so easily. He says the sheer numbers do not justify such comments.
Byrne said there have been 51 Indian and Pakistani doctors recruited to come to New Jersey over the past few years, but zero from Germany. He says comments like this cast blame on a wide swath of society and are “unacceptable”.
