Anti Indigenous sign: P.E.I. councillor given more time to apologize and pay fine
Anti Indigenous sign: P.E.I. councillor given more time to apologize and pay fine

By Michael Tutton Canadian Press CHARLOTTETOWN- A village councillor in Prince Edward Island is being given a bit more time to pay a $500 fine and apologize for displaying a sign on his property denying the existence of residential school graves. Communities Minister Rob Lantz says he’s allowing Murray Harbour Coun. John Robertson to either take these steps “within a week” or be dismissed from the elected role. Lantz had said Robertson had until Dec. 31 to comply with the sanctions placed on him by council. However, the provincial cabinet minister says he received an email from Robertson on New Year’s Eve indicating he had been out of the country and had only just seen the ultimatum. The councillor had displayed a sign in October with the message,  “Truth: mass grave

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