As a white dude, Wildrose candidate Ron Leech "can speak to all the community"

Does being a racist give you an advantage?

The WRA sure present the view of right-wing nuts that the rest of Canada sees out there! Are they really that obsessive and narrow-minded? Pretty scary stuff if grown adults actually hold those primitive views in the 21st century!

And some pundits simply characterize these sad comments as freedom of speech and that Albertans embrace libertarian politics. I would hope that there is a more informed electorate that would be offended:however, this is reminiscent of the worst of the old Reform party.

Isn't he right?
Caucasians are not allowed a "racial" or "group" identity such as Sikhs, Muslims, Chinese, etc. are so is he not correct that, for better or for worse, Caucasians have been rendered the Everyman, simply through it being politically incorrect for Caucasians to act as though they have interests qua caucasians?

Chinese can have issues as Chinese; Sikhs as Sikhs; Muslims as Muslims. As far as I am aware, if a Caucasian stood up and said "this is an issue that effects the whole of our caucasian community," he'd be booed and/or laughed off stage.

So isn't there a grain of truth to what he said? He's not going to be busy standing up making plays for "his community" because the blessed fury of Canadian Multicultism denies that he has one, at least that he can talk about publicly.

Why the hell should he even have to apologize? Isn’t this what White people are always accused of by the Marxist left—of having “White Privelage”?

He doesn't *have* to apologize, just like I don't *have* to vote for him. He feels he has to apologize because he thinks that if he doesn't, he'll jeopardize his chances of winning. That much is easy to understand.

More importantly, though, the problem with his statement isn't that it acknowledges his White Privilege. The problem is that his statement implies that a Muslim or a Sikh can't just as well represent an entire community as a white person can.

And maybe you agree with that. Maybe you think that when a Muslim leader speaks, he isn't speaking to you. That's fine, that's your right. But understand that for many people of colour, they feel the same way about White leaders---when Ron Leech speaks, he isn't speaking for them.

Basically, Ron Leech's statement implies that he can speak to people of colour better than a person of colour can speak to White people like him. And that's just plain racist. No, he doesn't have to apologize---and I don't have to vote for racists.

Your comment may of hurt some but the truth always hurts!
In your area you are the minority.

I find it very disturbing how Canada treats the true Canadians of our country. As a immigrant you get so much to start your life in Canada while Canadian's suffer.
As a immigrant they work for less cause our government gives them

I imagine he can speak to the Asian community whilst pulling the corners of his eyelids sideways.

@Gentleman Jack

I dunno about your premise. White people sound off about the problems of white people all the time, in forums like this, and they are free to talk about the plight of the white culture and race in Canada. They might be looked at askance, particularly on university campuses and suchlike, but that never put anyone's head in a noose and lifted them into the branches of a tree.

I'm not unsympathetic to your point -- I don't know that Canadians, as a group, spend enough time thinking of ourselves as Canadians As A Group and not as My Lil Oppressed Tribe That Needs Special Treatment Cuz My Ancestors Were Treated Like Shit.

They (the ultra right) always hide behind the libertarian ideals of freedom and personal liberties. But once elected the prance away with their Neo-Con agenda calling it a mandate from the people.

harper did it harper's Wildrose party will do it.