(CBC) A Quebec City resident has filed a complaint to Elections Québec denouncing hate speech in a fringe municipal party’s platform.
Radio-Canada obtained an email sent to the Quebec City returning officer, in which the plaintiff says Alliance Citoyenne de Québec (ACQ) made hateful remarks aimed at Quebec’s Muslim community on its website.
The plaintiff called the comments problematic and asked the returning officer to take appropriate action against the party.
The party makes several disparaging remarks against Islam on its website, and the party platform refers to countering any spread of the religion in the city.
Alain Giasson, ACQ leader and candidate for mayor of Quebec City, says he takes ownership for the platform and the website’s content that prompted the complaint.
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