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Mi'kmaq elder calls Harper's 'old stock Canadians' offensive and racist - Home | As It Happens | CBC Radio

19.9.15

Mi'kmaq elder calls Harper's 'old stock Canadians' offensive and racist - Home | As It Happens | CBC Radio: The Conservative leader used the phrase when speaking about cuts to refugee health care, saying that both new immigrants and "old-stock" Canadians agreed with his stance.

The use of the term quickly trended across social media, drawing confusion from many.

Earlier today, Harper defined the term saying it referred to "Canadians who have been the descendants of immigrants for one or more generations." He also defended his stance on health care.

Regardless, Mi'kmaq elder Stephen Augustine says the term is "offensive and racist."

"There are Canadians and I just like to refer to them as Canadians," he tells As it Happens host Carol Off. "I think our health-care system should be available to anyone who is in Canada regardless of their origin."


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