An article published on Tuesday alleged that while Lecce was a university student he participated in the event
Ford, who has faced calls to remove Lecce as a candidate, said he was standing by his colleague.
PressProgress, an outlet founded and funded by the Broadbent Institute, published a story Tuesday night alleging that while Lecce was a Western University student he participated in a 2006 event dubbed a “slave auction” at Sigma Chi, which has no formal affiliation with Western.Article content Three NDP candidates, who were members of the party’s Black caucus during the previous government, had said in a joint statement that slavery is not a joke and called on Ford to remove Lecce as a candidate.
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