The co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire (QS), Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, launched a call for calm Friday evening in the wake of Haroun Bouazzi’s controversial statements on alleged racism in the National Assembly. The supportive MP is now the target of hateful comments.
If the remarks made by Haroun Bouazzi were judged clumsy
et exaggerated
by the two co-spokespersons of QSGabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Ruba Ghazal, these do not justify, according to Mr. Nadeau-Dubois, the surge of violent and hateful messages
which has been the subject of Mr. Bouazzi for the last 24 hours.
I came to appeal for calm this evening. Haroun’s statements [Bouazzi] caused a lot of reaction. […] In recent hours, we have witnessed some frankly worrying slippages. […] The outpouring of hateful messages is unacceptable. I have never seen this in my political career.
Faced with this excessive influx of hate calls
the representative of the Maurice-Richard constituency in Parliament and his teams had to return to their homes on Friday to security issues
mentioned Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois during a press conference held in the evening.
The co-spokesperson of QS, who reiterated his disagreement with the comments of the supportive MP, also clarified that this matter was still the subject of heated discussions within his party. Edge [Ghazal] and I were very clear about what we thought of his statements
.
It’s normal for politicians to criticize the words of other politicians
he added. The issues of racism and discrimination are the subject of a sensitive and important debate for Quebec society
said Mr. Nadeau-Dubois.
It comes for us and we get lively and emotional
but it is, according to him, discuss while remaining peaceful and respectful towards individuals
.
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A speech by solidarity MP Haroun Bouazzi, which he gave at the gala of a North African community NPO held in Montreal, sparked indignation, even within his party. These comments were reported Thursday in a column in the “Journal de Montréal.”
Photo: The Canadian Press / Jacques Boissinot
During an interview given Friday to the Montreal show All one morningon ICI Première, MP Haroun Bouazzi maintained that the comments he made on alleged racism in the National Assembly were distorted
. He also reiterated that he did not Never
treated person
of racist
.
This affair occurs as a special congress opens on the statutes of QS, where Ruba Ghazal will be confirmed on Saturday as the party’s new female spokesperson. The debates will therefore continue during the weekend within the party.
For the moment, no complaints have been filed with SPVM concerning the threats against Mr. Bouazzi, but it is not excluded
said the co-spokesperson of QS.
