An Ontario politician says he was getting ice cream with his family when two strangers allegedly began hurling racist comments his way.
“It is not the first time this has happened,” Hardeep Grewal wrote in a social media post on Sunday evening. “But today I feel compelled to speak out about how exhausting and painful it is.”
The MPP said he was in downtown Muskoka when one stranger yelled, “Hey turban head, go home,” before speeding off.
Moments later, Grewal says another stranger allegedly walked by and said, “You should all die.”
“In that moment, I was reminded that the fight against hate is far from over,” Grewal explained. “Ontario is our home. It belongs to all of us.”
Grewal was first elected to the provincial legislature in 2022 and represents the Brampton East riding for the P