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Russell Township mayor and area Liberal candidate Pierre Leroux removed a campaign video hours after it was posted Tuesday following a backlash over its depiction of his former Vanier home as a crime-ridden neighbourhood.
“It has come to my attention, that some persons have misconstrued a portion of my video, as an attack on the residents of Vanier. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Leroux wrote on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the video was published.
Leroux was elected as Russell Township mayor in 2015 and is now the Liberal nominee vying for the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell seat vacated by Grant Crack, the Liberal MPP who announced his retirement last month.
“I take full responsibility for the video — which has now been taken down,” Leroux wrote.
It has come to my attention, that some persons have misconstrued a portion of my video, as an attack on the residents of Vanier. Nothing could be further from the truth. I take full responsibility for the… https://t.co/2ym14tlFk0
— Pierre Leroux (@pierreleroux75) May 8, 2018
The video caused a stir on Twitter, with several local politicians voicing their outrage over a segment of Leroux’s “get-to-know-me” video, which shows an animated cityscape littered with broken windows and smoke while a pair of cartoon bandits grin near a vehicle.
Wow. Same Liberal candidate who approached me about Tory nomination in GPR now crapping on Vanier as a place for cops and robbers. Was in Ottawa Vanier last Friday to visit La Cite. Sure didn’t look like that. #insultingtoottawa #nojudgement #whatdoesnataliethink https://t.co/dIovc9Xdt7
— Lisa MacLeod (@MacLeodLisa) May 8, 2018
It is suggested the neighbourhood crime rate was the reason Leroux and his wife left the city in 2001 in favour of Embrun, where, Leroux explains in the video, he operated a video store and served as a volunteer firefighter before turning to politics in 2010.
The video was replaced late Tuesday evening by a re-edited version, which cuts the offending segment.
WTF!? Is this really a candidate that represents your party? The people of Vanier deserve better. @ndesrosiers @Kathleen_Wynne https://t.co/ild2nXtbO3
— Scott Moffatt (@ScottMoffatt21) May 8, 2018
Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury called the message contained in the original video “unfair.”
Russell Township Mayor Pierre Leroux, who is seeking provincial Liberal nomination in the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell.
“It’s not appropriate for anyone, let alone a candidate,” Fleury said, suggesting “a lot of things have changed” in Vanier since Leroux moved away.
“It has stigmatized unfairly my community again, and for no reason,” Fleury said. “I don’t think it’s productive or helpful.”
Fleury pointed to a recent drop in the crime rate, several notable revitalization projects and the influx of young families to the neighbourhood.
“I’d like to invite him to come back and rediscover the neighbourhood,” said Fleury.
Lyra Evans, NDP candidate for the Ottawa-Vanier riding, shot back at Leroux’s “half-hearted” apology, dismissing it as “lip service.”
“This characterization of Vanier is insulting,” Evans wrote. “Our communities are tired of being ignored and stepped on. The people of Vanier deserve a real and sincere apology.”
This characterization of Vanier is insulting. This half hearted “it was misconstrued” apology is typical lip service. Our communities are tired of being ignored and stepped on. The people of Vanier deserve a real and sincere apology. https://t.co/iSix2oU1WE
— Lyra Evans (@Lyra_NDP) May 8, 2018
Fellow Liberal Nathalie Des Rosiers, the incumbent in Ottawa-Vanier, did not directly address the controversy but posted a message of her own in French minutes before the original video was removed:
“Vanier is an extraordinary area where it’s good to live and work. A neighborhood I’m very proud to represent!”
When reached Tuesday evening, Leroux referred back to his statement, saying, “I have nothing more to add.”
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“It has come to my attention, that some persons have misconstrued a portion of my video, as an attack on the residents of Vanier. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Leroux wrote on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the video was published.
Leroux was elected as Russell Township mayor in 2015 and is now the Liberal nominee vying for the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell seat vacated by Grant Crack, the Liberal MPP who announced his retirement last month.
“I take full responsibility for the video — which has now been taken down,” Leroux wrote.
It has come to my attention, that some persons have misconstrued a portion of my video, as an attack on the residents of Vanier. Nothing could be further from the truth. I take full responsibility for the… https://t.co/2ym14tlFk0
— Pierre Leroux (@pierreleroux75) May 8, 2018
The video caused a stir on Twitter, with several local politicians voicing their outrage over a segment of Leroux’s “get-to-know-me” video, which shows an animated cityscape littered with broken windows and smoke while a pair of cartoon bandits grin near a vehicle.
Wow. Same Liberal candidate who approached me about Tory nomination in GPR now crapping on Vanier as a place for cops and robbers. Was in Ottawa Vanier last Friday to visit La Cite. Sure didn’t look like that. #insultingtoottawa #nojudgement #whatdoesnataliethink https://t.co/dIovc9Xdt7
— Lisa MacLeod (@MacLeodLisa) May 8, 2018
It is suggested the neighbourhood crime rate was the reason Leroux and his wife left the city in 2001 in favour of Embrun, where, Leroux explains in the video, he operated a video store and served as a volunteer firefighter before turning to politics in 2010.
The video was replaced late Tuesday evening by a re-edited version, which cuts the offending segment.
WTF!? Is this really a candidate that represents your party? The people of Vanier deserve better. @ndesrosiers @Kathleen_Wynne https://t.co/ild2nXtbO3
— Scott Moffatt (@ScottMoffatt21) May 8, 2018
Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury called the message contained in the original video “unfair.”
Russell Township Mayor Pierre Leroux, who is seeking provincial Liberal nomination in the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell.
“It’s not appropriate for anyone, let alone a candidate,” Fleury said, suggesting “a lot of things have changed” in Vanier since Leroux moved away.
“It has stigmatized unfairly my community again, and for no reason,” Fleury said. “I don’t think it’s productive or helpful.”
Fleury pointed to a recent drop in the crime rate, several notable revitalization projects and the influx of young families to the neighbourhood.
“I’d like to invite him to come back and rediscover the neighbourhood,” said Fleury.
Lyra Evans, NDP candidate for the Ottawa-Vanier riding, shot back at Leroux’s “half-hearted” apology, dismissing it as “lip service.”
“This characterization of Vanier is insulting,” Evans wrote. “Our communities are tired of being ignored and stepped on. The people of Vanier deserve a real and sincere apology.”
This characterization of Vanier is insulting. This half hearted “it was misconstrued” apology is typical lip service. Our communities are tired of being ignored and stepped on. The people of Vanier deserve a real and sincere apology. https://t.co/iSix2oU1WE
— Lyra Evans (@Lyra_NDP) May 8, 2018
Fellow Liberal Nathalie Des Rosiers, the incumbent in Ottawa-Vanier, did not directly address the controversy but posted a message of her own in French minutes before the original video was removed:
“Vanier is an extraordinary area where it’s good to live and work. A neighborhood I’m very proud to represent!”
When reached Tuesday evening, Leroux referred back to his statement, saying, “I have nothing more to add.”
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