‘Go back to where you came from’: Okanagan bylaw officer describes being verbally attacked
“So being called names and being told to go back to my country, it’s not something that I took with pleasure. It actually hurt.”Calgary councillor issues statement after racist videos allegedly include his voiceIn it, the man involved is seen and heard saying “Why don’t you leave Canada? Go back to wherever the f**k you came from …. trash bag.”
“Nobody should have to put up with that. It’s not the right way to respond. This is West Kelowna. We’re a small community. Everybody belongs.”The incident was reported to RCMP.
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