Do non-white political candidates in N.L. have to overcome a 'Come From Away factor'?
The percentage of racialized Newfoundlanders and Labradorians more than doubled between 2001 and 2016, climbing from 0.8 per cent to 2.3 per cent, and the province is now promoting immigration and diversity as one solution to its economic hardships.
"My children were right behind the cameras looking at me smiling and it was everything I could do not to cry myself," Hai recalled in a recent phone interview. But Bittner said Newfoundland and Labrador does have to contend with the "Come From Away" factor, which she describes as "the notion that folks who are not 'from here' don't get a say in how things work."
Hai is well known for his charity work like co-founding the hit "merb'ys" calendar with the Newfoundland and Labrador Beard & Moustache Club. The latest edition featured photos of burly, mermaid-clad men posed in dynamic locales and raised over $200,000 for Violence Prevention NL. The since-deleted page attracted some negative comments, like people suggesting only those born in Canada should run in elections, but many more came to Hai's defence, calling the page racist and defending Hai as a valued community member.
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