Murray Harbour, P.E.I., councillor faces resignation demands over controversial sign

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MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. — A Murray Harbour councillor is going through calls to resign after an indication on his property labelled the invention of mass graves at former residential colleges a “hoax” and referred to as for the redemption of “Sir John A.’s integrity.”

Abegweit First Nation Chief Junior Gould referred to as the signal unacceptable and has demanded the resignation of Coun. John Robertson from the village council.

“I do not suppose it was a superb truthful illustration of the view of your entire group as a lot because it was a person opinion. However the issue with that’s that that opinion was expressed by somebody who sits on the council,” stated Gould.

“He had the accountability of the council member representing the group, and we simply want readability, if he was talking on behalf of the council, the group and its entirety or his particular person opinion. That was the place I sort of obtained engaged.”

Gould stated he obtained images of the signal, which was put up on Sept. 29, from two group members. He went to see it for himself, nevertheless it was clean by the point he obtained there. He has put out a public letter on Fb condemning the signal.

“My due diligence as a pacesetter and as a public official is to deal with it publicly. And I did that. I posted on my Fb, my platform that I’ve entry to. And as a council, we put ahead an open letter suggesting that it was inappropriate, it was misinformation.”

Gould, who’s a direct descendant of a residential faculty survivor, stated he can be making an academic presentation on what it means to be an Indigenous particular person in Canada on the subsequent Murray Harbour council assembly.

Taken severely 

Murray Harbour Mayor Terry White stated he took the difficulty of the signal very severely and personally requested Robertson to take it down, however he initially refused.

“He stated it was inside his authorized rights. So, then the RCMP land(ed) down (right here) Saturday morning and I had requested them once more Saturday to take away it.”

The wording on the signal has since been eliminated, however White stated the signal itself should even be eliminated.

“It is going it doesn’t matter what. Whether or not I obtained to maneuver it myself – and I am going to cope with the authorized repercussions from it. It isn’t the best way the village feels, we’re 100 per cent in opposition to it.”

White and different council members had been planning to fulfill with Robertson on Oct. 5 about resigning, he stated.

White added that the group bylaws can be tweaked to manage the varieties of indicators that go up in the neighborhood.

“It isn’t going to hurt enterprise or something. It is only for people. You understand, you may’t be placing up hate indicators and stuff like that, interval.”

SaltWire tried to succeed in Robertson via his mobile phone however didn’t obtain a response by deadline.

Vivian Ulinwa is a reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. She will be reached by e-mail at [email protected].