(CBC) Conservative Sen. Denise Batters apologized to Liberal MP Omar Alghabra today for her choice of words in what some interpreted as a racist tweet.
“My intent was to suggest Mr. Alghabra’s experience living in Saudi Arabia would give him unique insight about the difficult situation in which Canada and KSA find themselves,” Batters wrote today in a follow-up to an earlier tweet questioning why Alghabra appeared on CBC’s Power and Politics to address the diplomatic conflict with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“I absolutely did not intend to suggest that Mr. Alghabra’s birthplace or background has any impact on his ability to represent Canadians on this, or any issue. That is not what I believe, nor what I meant to convey.
“I apologize to Mr. Alghabra and to Canadians for my choice of words.”
