New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath says the party is “looking into” a Scarborough candidate accused by the Progressive Conservatives of using a Hitler meme on her Facebook page five years ago.
The Conservatives also called out NDP candidate Tasleem Riaz for “offensive online commentary accusing the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces of committing war crimes” in 2011.
“More disturbingly, Ms. Riaz would later follow up her activism by posting and sharing a neo-Nazi meme that shared an ‘inspirational’ quote from Adolf Hitler whom she glowingly referred to as ‘the ruler.’ ”
Horwath said she finds it hard to believe Riaz, an interfaith activist, would post anything associated with Hitler.
“That’s not something that I would support,” Horwath said outside a high school Friday. “I’m looking into this.”