Toronto Star: The councillor said that what he has since learned about Alexander was “concerning.” He cited Alexander’s support while immigration minister for the Tories’ notorious 2015 election proposal for a “barbaric cultural practices” hotline, as well as a backlash Alexander faced in 2016 for failing to silence a crowd that chanted “Lock her up!” about Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.
The hotline proposal had been “deeply hurtful” to many residents, “particularly the Muslim community,” Bradford said, and “in the most diverse city in the world, somebody who harbours those views — I think that makes you unfit for this office…