Manitoba Liberal party apologizes for online ad
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THE Manitoba Liberal party apologized Saturday for an ad posted in its online store.
The ad, which was removed Saturday morning, depicted a sleeveless red dress printed on the backside with the words “Overthrow the government.”
The party apologized in a tweet and blamed the ad on a volunteer.
“The Manitoba Liberal Party would like to apologize for the item that was placed in our online store by a volunteer without approval. That volunteer has stepped down from their role. We are very sorry and have strengthened our processes so that it will not happen again,” the party posted on Twitter.
About 20 minutes before the party posted its apology, an NDP MLA criticized the dress ad in a tweet of their own, suggesting it was an example of appropriating the red dress symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement.
“Really awful decision making by the @MBLiberalParty,” tweeted Uzoma Asagwara, MLA for Union Station, alongside screenshots of the ad. “Trying to financially capitalize off of extremism, appropriating #MMIWG2S, clear objectification.”