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Matt Molnar
2007-07-23, 03:06 PM
McGuinty apologizes for 'ghetto dude' email (http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/238744)
...Reid, who is 22 and black, had applied for a job as a media analyst in the cabinet office, which reports directly to the premier's office.

Awaiting a call back, he instead was sent a copy when his contact in the cabinet office forwarded his job query to a co-worker, while adding the comment, "This is the ghetto dude that I spoke to before." More... (http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/238744)

bonanzabucks
2007-07-24, 09:40 AM
I grew up in Canada, actually. Dalton McGuinty is the Premier of Ontario and he's a member of the Liberal Party. He supposedly has a reputation of being very PC, so this comment surprises me. Maybe it's all an act?